South Carolina Index Crime Clearance Trends: 1994

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6-2. South Carolina Index Crime Clearance Trends: 1994 – 1996

                                    1994                     1995                      1996

                                   CLEARED                 CLEARED                    CLEARED

 OFFENSE                     TOTAL      NO.    %       TOTAL   NO.    %        TOTAL     NO.     %

 Murder                        366      307   83.9        292  N/A   N/A         332      277   83.4

 Rape                        2,084    1,206   57.9      1,820  N/A   N/A       1,833    1,006   54.9

 Robbery                     6,954    2,352   33.8      6,573  N/A   N/A       6,252    2,270   36.3

 Aggravated Assault         29,663   17,043   57.5     28,287  N/A   N/A      28,234   16,782   59.4

 Breaking or Entering       46,846    7,207   15.4     46,452  N/A   N/A      46,523    7,024   15.1

 Larceny                   124,576   22,737   18.3    127,131  N/A   N/A     129,128   25,095   19.4

 Motor Vehicle Theft        14,208    2,479   17.4     14,256  N/A   N/A      15,675    2,602   16.6

 STATE TOTAL               224,697   53,331   23.7    224,811  N/A   N/A     277,977   55,056   24.1

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, 1996 "Crime in South Carolina," p. 19.

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