6-2. South Carolina Index Crime Clearance Trends: 1992-1994
1992 1993 1994
CLEARED CLEARED CLEARED
OFFENSE TOTAL NUMBER % TOTAL NUMBER % TOTAL NUMBER %
Murder 402 334 83.1 400 359 89.8 366 304 83.1
Rape 2,251 1,196 53.1 1,997 1,187 59.4 2,060 1,202 58.3
Robbery 6,399 2,038 31.8 7,017 2,302 32.8 6,949 2,342 33.7
Aggravated Assault 26,807 13,950 52.0 28,905 15,909 55.0 29,437 16,882 57.3
Breaking or Entering 49,895 7,413 14.9 47,143 6,969 14.8 46,767 7,158 15.3
Larceny 117,280 21,300 18.2 118,486 21,377 18.0 124,266 22,655 18.2
Motor Vehicle Theft 13,532 2,179 16.1 13,444 2,270 16.9 14,220 2,464 17.3
STATE TOTAL 216,566 48,410 22.4 217,392 50,373 23.2 224,065 53,007 23.7
Note: A crime is cleared when a law enforcement agency has identified the
offender and there is enough evidence to charge him, whether or not he is
actually taken into custody. See also the glossary for additional
information on index crime.
Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, Crime in South Carolina 1994,
p. 19.
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