Crime in Myrtle Beach - shocking numbers

[zuis]

HEY, check those crime rate numbers, some of them are adjusted by population and MB has a small population but millions of visitors every year.

[swmr1ml]

I like Myrtle Beach and continue to go back, it reminds me of being a kid and family vacations,but,two summers ago we were down by the pavillion one night and a man was shot dead right on the street,in front of Ripleys.That was a little shocking Myrtle Beach has changed in that area-pretty rough looking-this summer we didn't even walk down there,just drove through once.

[myrtle843]

The crime statistics for the Myrtle Beach area are extremely skewed.

The Myrtle Beach area is made up of mulitple cities/towns that "blend together". NMB, MB, Carolina Forest, Surfside, Garden City, and Murrells Inlet.The permanent population of MB is around 30,000. NMB is around 30,000. Carolina Forest is around 30,000...

Carolina Forest residents have a "Myrtle Beach" address, yet they do not live in the city limits of Myrtle Beach (and are not counted as part of the population for crime). There are also "little pockets" of area that are in Myrtle Beach, but aren't considered to be in city limits (don't ask me why - it makes no sense)...so these residents are also not included as part of the population.

The entire Grand Strand area probably has around 150-200,000 residents.

The Grand Strand area gets around 14 million tourists per year.

Crimes committed by these 14 million tourists are included in the total crimes compiled for the area. HOWEVER, they do not count these people as part of the population. So when you're dealing with percentages, this extremely distorts the numbers.

So basically if you take the total number of rapes, murders, burglaries, etc. and divided them by 14million+ people you would have a little more accurate percentages.

I grew up in NMB and have lived in MB ever since college. I have always felt safe in Myrtle Beach. Like any city, there are good and bad areas. USE COMMON SENSE. It's not hard to tell when you might be in an area that is a little shady.

If you have a question about a specific area, just let me know.