Photo: U.S. Geological Survey · Public domainCrime reported in Atlantic Beach, SC
Atlantic Beach’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
26 crimes reported in 2024
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
26 crimes reported in 2024
9 violent and 17 property, as reported to the FBI by Atlantic Beach’s police.
2024 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest South Carolina towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Myrtle Beach | D | 2 mi | 3.7 | 36.9 |
| Myrtle Beach | D− | 12 mi | 10.7 | 56.3 |
| Conway | C− | 19 mi | 3.8 | 18.5 |
| Surfside Beach | C | 20 mi | 2.1 | 17.8 |
| Loris | D | 20 mi | 4.5 | 24.8 |
| Mullins | D− | 41 mi | 14.8 | 50.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Atlantic Beach. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Atlantic Beach.
One person died in crashes on Atlantic Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Atlantic Beach had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for South Carolina towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (9.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Atlantic Beach’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Atlantic Beach’s own rate (84.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Atlantic Beach and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Myrtle Beach | D | 3.7 | 36.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Atlantic Beach. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Atlantic Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (430 in 2024); our figure for Atlantic Beach is 472 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Atlantic Beach
Is Atlantic Beach, SC safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Atlantic Beach. Atlantic Beach’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The nearest South Carolina towns with a grade are North Myrtle Beach (D, 2 mi), Myrtle Beach (D−, 12 mi), Conway (C−, 19 mi).
Who polices Atlantic Beach?
Atlantic Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Atlantic Beach”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.