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North Charleston

Charleston · Caution

Charleston South Carolina - Drayton Hall - Ashley River — Bill Badzo 212.5 Millons Views (Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

54out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. North Charleston features distinct, safe visitor destinations such as the bustling Park Circle dining strip and Riverfront Park, but citywide property and violent crime rates remain well above national and regional averages. Visitors can comfortably enjoy key commercial districts during the day and early evening by staying alert and avoiding poorly lit side streets.”
— Gogo, on North Charleston

Walk score

32/100

Bike score

38/100

Recent local news: Local authorities and community groups have focused targeted policing and intervention initiatives along transit and retail corridors like Rivers Avenue to address property theft and localized gun violence.

About the area

Breweries & DiningSprawlingIndustrial-Turned-TrendyCar-Dependent

North Charleston is an expansive, industrially anchored city north of the historic Charleston peninsula, known for major aerospace manufacturing, regional shopping hubs, and entertainment venues like the North Charleston Coliseum. Its vibrant cultural epicenter, Park Circle, offers walkable avenues lined with craft breweries and restaurants, contrasting with surrounding car-dominated, mixed-income corridors.

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Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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