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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