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

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- Myrtle Beach has 54% more violent crime than Wilmington.
- Myrtle Beach has 37% more property crime than Wilmington.
 Wilmington, NCMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock76.322.7
 Property Crime60.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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 Wilmington, North CarolinaCrime Index
 Long Creek, NC 
 Porters Neck, NC29.2
 Ogden, NC31.05
 Myrtle Grove, NC32.5
 St. Helena, NC32.65
 Kure Beach, NC33
 Burgaw, NC34.35
 Hampstead, NC35.6
 Murraysville, NC36.65
 Watha, NC37.9

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