According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Pawleys Island is safer than 83% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In South Carolina, only on the order of 7% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Pawleys Island. If you live in Pawleys Island, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 53. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 36.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Pawleys Island has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Pawleys Island is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Pawleys Island 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 Pawleys Island.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Pawleys Island has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Pawleys Island's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Pawleys Island's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes Pawleys Island 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 Pawleys Island is one in 53.