Is 512 East Myrtle Beach Hwy. in a low-crime area?

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512 East Myrtle Beach Hwy. Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 37 offenders within 5 miles and 234 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

37 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 512 East Myrtle Beach Hwy., Scranton, SC 29591

0 Rape

0 Child Involved

0 Assault

37 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
WHETSELL, JOHN LLOYD 55 years old	CASH STREET LAKE CITY, SC, 29560	2.2	Medium
JENSEN, JOSEPH ANDREW JR. 50 years old	2112 US 52 SCRANTON, SC, 29591	2.1	Medium
JOHNSON, STEPHEN KRISTOPHER 55 years old	US 52 SCRANTON, SC, 29591	1.9	Medium
OWENS, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 36 years old	114 E MYRTLE BEACH HWY LAKE CITY, SC, 29560	1.3	Medium
HANNA, DAVID LAFON 55 years old	EUGENE STREET LAKE CITY, SC, 29560	3.5	Medium

234 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

23 Severe

10 Medium

28 Low

173 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:53 PM	US-52, Scranton, SC 29591	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conduct a traffic stop on a red pickup truck near a gas station on US 52 in Scranton.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:24 PM	Augustine St, Lake City, SC 29560	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders are attending to a 59-year-old woman who is conscious and breathing but experiencing palpitations and diarrhea for two days near Augustine Street in Lake City.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:18 AM	State Rd S-21-493, Lake City, SC 29560	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services are transporting an elderly female from a nursing home near State Rd for medical evaluation after a brief unresponsiveness. She was responsive and alert during transport with stable vital signs. Arrival is estimated in four to five minutes.
Medical Emergency 07/14/2026 09:33 AM	S Ron McNair Blvd, Lake City, SC 29560	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement and EMS were sent to a disability services board facility on South Ron McNair Boulevard in Lake City for an adult male who was reportedly hallucinating, acting violently, and threatening to kill someone. The man was described as conscious and breathing.
Traffic 07/14/2026 08:27 AM	US-52, Scranton, SC	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a possible pedestrian walking westbound along Highway 52 near Scranton, coming from the direction of Lake City. The caller was unable to provide additional details.

School	Distance
Scranton Elementary	1.6 mi
Main Street Elementary	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 512 East Myrtle Beach Hwy., Scranton, SC 29591