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
Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, 1996 "Crime in South Carolina", pp. 28-30.
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