2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 69% less violent crime than Myrtle Beach.
- Bakersfield has 38% less property crime than Myrtle Beach.
 Myrtle Beach, SCBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2422.7
 Property Crime97.1  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaCrime Index
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 Live Oak, SC 
 Atlantic Beach, SC5.5
 Briarcliffe Acres, SC5.5
 Caswell Beach, NC19.1
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