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Murrells Inlet, SC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Murrells Inlet is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 17 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Murrells Inlet is 1 in 57. Based on FBI crime data, Murrells Inlet is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to South Carolina, Murrells Inlet has a crime rate that is higher than 45% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Murrells Inlet to other communities of similar population, then Murrells Inlet crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Murrells Inlet does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Murrells Inlet does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Murrells Inlet.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Murrells Inlet's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Murrells Inlet is one in 649.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Murrells Inlet's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Murrells Inlet a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Murrells Inlet is one in 63.

Murrells Inlet Crime Data

total Crime Index

27

(100 is safest)


Safer than 27% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Murrells Inlet Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

15

155

170

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.54

15.91

17.45

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.54
4.91
National Median: 4
    Murrells Inlet
    South Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 649

in Murrells Inlet

1 in 204

in South Carolina

Murrells Inlet Violent Crimes

Population: 9,740
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.91
23.08
National Median: 20
    Murrells Inlet
    South Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 63

in Murrells Inlet

1 in 43

in South Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 9,740
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Murrells Inlet Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
23
28
National Median: 27.0
    Murrells Inlet
    South Carolina

Zip Codes in Murrells Inlet, SC