6-6. Murder Distribution by Circumstance in South Carolina:
1992-1994
1992 1993 1994
CIRCUMSTANCE NUMBER % NUMBER % NUMBER %
Rape 3 0.7 3 0.8 5 1.4
Robbery 45 11.2 46 11.5 49 13.4
Breaking or Entering 3 0.7 4 1.0 0 0.0
Arson 2 0.5 3 0.8 0 0.0
Other Sex Offenses 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Drug Laws 31 7.7 32 8.0 28 7.7
Other Crimes 5 1.2 0 0.0 1 0.3
Lovers Quarrel 48 12.0 56 14.0 25 6.8
Police Killed on Duty 4 1.0 1 0.3 1 0.3
Juvenile Gang 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0
Gangland Killings 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3
Other Arguments 164 40.9 185 46.3 178 48.6
Other Circumstances 37 9.2 41 10.3 52 14.2
Unknown Circumstances 58 14.5 28 7.0 26 7.1
STATE TOTAL 401 100.0 400 100.0 366 100.0
Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, Crime in South Carolina 1994,
p. 23, 28-30.
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