Conway, SC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Conway, SC Summary

Crime in Conway research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Conway over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Conway:

  • There were 805 total crimes committed in Conway the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,401.8 total crimes per 100K people in Conway.
  • The overall crime rate in Conway is 46.36% above the national average.
  • Conway ranks #82 safest out of 168 cities in South Carolina.
  • Conway ranks #8,530 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Conway Vs South Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Conway is 3,401.8 per 100,000 people. That's 46.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.61% higher than the South Carolina total crime rate of 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Conway
/ 100k People
South Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 805 3,401.8 3,251.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 21.1 10.5 6.3
Robbery 11 46.5 59.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 135 570.5 420.3 268.2
Violent Crime 162 684.6 530.7 369.8
Burglary 35 147.9 448.0 269.8
Larceny 548 2,315.8 1,991.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 253.5 282.1 282.7
Property Crime 643 2,717.2 2,721.1 1,954.4

Conway Crime Compared To South Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in South Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Conway

162
Violent Crimes
684.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
85.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 162 violent crimes in Conway in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Conway is 684.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Conway each year. That compares to a 1 in 188.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 85.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.00% higher than the South Carolina violent crime rate of 530.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Conway

643
Property Crimes
2,717.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 643 property crimes in Conway in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Conway is 2,717.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Conway each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.03% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.14% lower than the South Carolina property crime rate of 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Conway

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florence, SC 39,997 2,747 6,868.0 5,567.9 1,300.1
Myrtle Beach, SC 38,117 2,939 7,710.5 6,697.8 1,012.7
North Myrtle Beach, SC 19,888 953 4,791.8 4,344.3 447.5
Georgetown, SC 8,323 554 6,656.3 4,890.1 1,766.2
Marion, SC 6,232 400 6,418.5 5,407.6 1,010.9
Surfside Beach, SC 4,301 162 3,766.6 3,534.1 232.5
Loris, SC 2,676 78 2,914.8 2,391.6 523.2
Aynor, SC 1,048 16 1,526.7 1,335.9 190.8

Conway SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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