WHITE BLACK OTHER WHITE BLACK OTHER
CHARGE TOTAL MALE MALE MALE FEMALE FEMALE FEMALE
Murder 337 71 220 1 12 33 0
Manslaughter (Negligent) 13 4 6 0 0 3 0
Forcible Rape 653 263 380 1 6 3 0
Robbery 1,770 314 1,332 6 41 77 0
Aggravated Assault 9,296 3,023 4,374 31 583 1,283 2
Breaking and Entering 5,894 2,735 2,642 23 322 170 2
Larceny 20,957 6,574 8,202 74 2,574 3,488 45
Motor Vehicle Theft 1,154 352 685 3 53 61 0
Arson 221 104 89 1 11 16 0
Simple Assault 24,469 8,697 10,143 60 2,417 3,129 23
Forgery, Etc. 2,488 697 853 13 482 439 4
Fraud 5,359 1,749 1,570 12 958 1,057 13
Bad Checks 29,946 6,954 6,188 211 7,640 8,755 198
Embezzlement 73 32 11 0 20 10 0
Stolen Property 2,429 718 1,363 13 144 187 4
Vandalism 4,782 2,257 1,627 13 402 481 2
Weapons 3,160 1,086 1,767 11 101 195 0
Prostitution 1,027 231 360 4 209 222 1
Sex Offenses 1,161 650 456 5 34 16 0
Drug Laws 22,660 8,611 10,680 77 1,880 1,399 13
Gambling 381 142 141 16 20 61 1
Against Family 1,426 462 739 3 114 106 2
D.U.I. 15,799 9,412 4,034 60 1,900 377 16
Liquor Laws 11,712 5,895 3,388 75 1,808 530 16
Drunkenness 10,569 4,896 4,437 58 665 504 9
Disorderly Conduct 14,995 6,132 5,584 65 1,379 1,824 11
Curfew Loitering 453 61 326 0 17 49 0
Runaways 1,496 345 297 4 518 330 2
All Other 24,990 8,137 11,541 93 2,477 2,713 29
STATE TOTAL 219,670 80,604 83,425 933 26,787 27,518 393
Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, using information from F.B.I. Reports.
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