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Myrtle Beach Police Department

City agencySC0260600NIBRS since 1991LEMAS 2020

Horry County, South Carolina

Serves ~41,764 residents · UCR reported

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 1,127 victims, 1,093 offenders
Victim sex
Male660 (59%)
Female466 (41%)
Unknown1 (0%)
Victim race
White628 (56%)
Black or African American491 (44%)
Asian4 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0%)
Weapons involved
Handgun297 (30%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument220 (22%)
Personal Weapons183 (18%)
Blunt Object119 (12%)
Firearm52 (5%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel43 (4%)

Top 6 of 15 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home292 (26%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage255 (23%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk215 (19%)
Hotel/Motel/Etc.201 (18%)
Bar/Nightclub31 (3%)
Restaurant20 (2%)

Top 6 of 27 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger317 (28%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend209 (19%)
Acquaintance192 (17%)
Otherwise Known94 (8%)
Relationship Unknown72 (6%)
Offender56 (5%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Simple Assault51 (20%)
Weapon Law Violations51 (20%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations43 (17%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property35 (14%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering11 (4%)
Kidnapping/Abduction11 (4%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
211
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
82
Part-time civilian
2
Total FT employees
293
Population served
35,555
Operating budget
$34,356,104
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201319676$19,717,894
200716857$18,677,505
200317658$14,853,130
200016747$11,594,688
199915749
199713743

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
215
Civilians (2025)
106

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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