2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lewiston, ME vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach has 82% more violent crime than Lewiston.
- Myrtle Beach has 63% more property crime than Lewiston.
 Lewiston, MEMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock76.322.7
 Property Crime35.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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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 Lewiston, MaineCrime Index
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 Livermore Falls CDP, ME 
 Lisbon Falls, ME18.4
 Lewiston, ME24.65
 Auburn, ME30.25

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