South Carolina Crime Index Rate Per 10,000 Population: 1994

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6-4. South Carolina Crime Index Rate Per 10,000 Population: 1994 – 1996

                               1994             1995             1996

 OFFENSE                   NUMBER    RATE   NUMBER    RATE   NUMBER    RATE
 
 Murder                       366     1.0      292     0.8      332     0.9

 Rape                       2,084     5.7    1,820     5.0    1,833     5.0

 Robbery                    6,954    19.0    6,573    17.9    6,252    16.9

 Aggravated Assault        29,663    81.0   28,287    77.0   28,234    76.3

 Breaking or Entering      46,846   127.9   46,452   126.5   46,523   125.8

 Larceny                  124,576   340.0  127,131   346.1  129,128   349.1

 Motor Vehicle Theft       14,208    38.8   14,256    38.8   15,675    42.4

 STATE TOTAL              224,677   613.3  224,811   612.1  227,977   616.3

Note: The following state population estimates were used: 3,664,000 in 1994; 3,673,000 in 1995; and 3,669,000 in 1996. For further information on index crime, see glossary.

Source: S.C. Law Enforcement Division, 1996 "Crime in South Carolina," p. 11.

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