South Carolina Index Crime Clearance Trends: 1992-1994

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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