2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Waynesville, NC

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- Waynesville has 80% less violent crime than Myrtle Beach.
- Waynesville has 41% less property crime than Myrtle Beach.
 Myrtle Beach, SCWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock15.622.7
 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 Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 17 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  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
 Leland, NC22

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