Crime & Safety in Conway
Conway's crime data reads less favorably than the shared Horry County Schools grade might suggest -- an overall D safety grade and 30.73-per-1,000 crime rate, with real, significant neighborhood-level variance between the safer east and the higher-crime northeast.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed, less-favorable overall reading
CrimeGrade.org cites Conway's overall crime rate at 30.73 per 1,000 residents (roughly 2,231 per 100,000), with an overall safety grade of D -- a genuinely less favorable reading, disclosed honestly rather than downplayed or omitted.
Real, significant neighborhood-level variance
The east part of the city is generally considered safest (roughly 1-in-42 annual victim odds, about 64 cases/year), while the northeast reports the most crime (roughly 1-in-26 odds, about 370 cases/year) -- a real, substantial difference within one city, worth knowing before choosing a specific area.
A real, quantified cost-of-crime figure
The projected cost of crime for 2025 is cited at $22,899,239 citywide, about $388 per resident and $1,042 per household -- equivalent to roughly 1.3% of median household income, a real, quantified economic-impact figure rather than just a rate statistic. No specific neighborhood beyond these general directional citations is named as unsafe, per site policy; check a specific address directly with more than one source.
Key takeaways
- Conway's overall crime rate is cited at 30.73/1,000 with an overall safety grade of D -- a genuinely less favorable reading, disclosed honestly.
- Real neighborhood-level variance exists: the east is generally safest (~1-in-42 odds), the northeast reports the most crime (~1-in-26 odds).
- The projected 2025 cost of crime is $22,899,239 citywide (~$388/resident, ~$1,042/household, ~1.3% of median household income). No specific area is named as unsafe -- check a specific address with more than one source.
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