2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Amherst, VA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach has 87% more violent crime than Amherst.
- Myrtle Beach has 83% more property crime than Amherst.
 Amherst, VAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock76.322.7
 Property Crime16.9  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Amherst, VirginiaCrime Index
 Moneta, VA 
 Stewartsville, VA 
 Amherst, VA13.25
 Big Island, VA14.2
 Concord, VA14.2
 Montvale, VA17
 Forest, VA18.85
 Brookneal, VA20.5
 Pamplin City, VA21.65
 Timberlake, VA22.1

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