Safety in Carolina Forest
Carolina Forest doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. A place this size usually has its own police department, so its reports are most likely missing from the FBI’s tables. Below are the county’s figures for the wider area, and the nearest towns that have their own numbers.
What stands out about safety in Carolina Forest
Carolina Forest’s police figures aren’t in the FBI’s tables
Carolina Forest has about 26,300 residents, but no police figures of its own appear in the FBI’s city tables for any recent year, so there’s no crime rate or Safety Grade. That usually means the department didn’t send a full year of reports. The county’s numbers below cover a wider area.
Plan for hurricanes, too
FEMA rates expected storm and flood damage in Carolina Forest higher than in 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes, inland flooding and tornadoes the main risks. Be ready ↓
The nearest towns with figures are close by
None of the towns bordering Carolina Forest reports its own figures either. The closest towns that report to the FBI are Myrtle Beach (4 mi), Surfside Beach (11 mi) and Atlantic Beach (12 mi). Their grades run from D− to C+, so treat them as a rough guide, not a stand-in. Nearest towns ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. County and state agency figures cover their whole patrol area, not just this town, so they can’t be turned into a rate.
The county’s figures, for the wider area
Carolina Forest’s own police figures aren’t in the FBI’s data. These are the numbers the Horry County Sheriff’s Office and the Horry County Police Department report for the parts of Horry County they patrol, which usually don’t include a town with its own police.
Crimes reported in the parts of Horry County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.
Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)
Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)
Crimes reported in the parts of Horry County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.
Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)
Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)
These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.
The closest towns that report their own numbers
Here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | D− | 4 mi | 11 | 53.6 | 2025 |
| Surfside Beach | C+ | 11 mi | 2.5 | 15.6 | 2025 |
| Atlantic Beach | — | 12 mi | 9* | 17* | 2024 |
| North Myrtle Beach | D | 12 mi | 3 | 38.5 | 2025 |
| Loris | C− | 20 mi | 5.1 | 16.8 | 2025 |
| U.S. average | 3.3 | 15.5 | 2025 |
Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Carolina Forest: a small village and a city aren’t alike.
Carolina Forest and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | C− | 3.2 | 17.2 | 2025 |
Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded.
Know who to call, and what the weather can do
For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Carolina Forest plans for.
Expected damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities. 12 paid flood insurance claims since 1989.
Natural hazards in Carolina Forest →Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Heads-up board
Neighbors looking out for each other in Carolina Forest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.