2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 50% less violent crime than Myrtle Beach.
- Santa Cruz has 23% less property crime than Myrtle Beach.
 Myrtle Beach, SCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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