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6-6. Murder Distribution by Circumstance in South Carolina: 1993-1995

                                1994           1995           1996

 CIRCUMSTANCE                 No.     %      No.     %      No.     %

 Rape                          5     1.4      1     0.3      1     0.3
 Robbery                      49    13.4     34    11.5     41    12.3
 Breaking or Entering          0     0.0      4     1.4      7     2.1
 Arson                         0     0.0      1     0.3      0     0.0
 Other Sex Offenses            0     0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0
 Drug Laws                    28     7.7     19     6.4     26     7.8
 Other Crimes                  1     0.3      3     1.0      3     0.9
 Lovers Quarrel               25     6.8     26     8.8     20     6.0
 Police Killed on Duty         1     0.3      0     0.0      2     0.6
 Juvenile Gang                 0     0.0      0     0.0      0     0.0
 Gangland Killings             1     0.3      1     0.3      0     0.0
 Other Arguments             178    48.6    142    48.0    156    47.0
 Other Circumstances          52    14.2     23     7.8     57    17.2
 Unknown Circumstances        26     7.1     42    14.2     19     5.7

 STATE TOTAL                 366   100.0    296   100.0    332   100.0

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