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Arrests in 2000

Eighth Judicial Circuit
SC Circuit Court

  • Number of general jurisdiction court judges: 2
  • Length of initial term: 6 years
  • How judges are selected for initial full term: Legislative Appointment

    Note: This table is no longer being maintained.

  • Includes: Abbeville County  Greenwood County  Laurens County  Newberry County 

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    Note: This table is no longer being maintained. For later data, see the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan.

    Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. These data do not include Federal law enforcement activity. Additionally, not all law enforcement agencies consistently report offense and arrest data to the FBI. Users should refer to the Coverage Indicator for the proportion of the population covered by the agencies reporting to the FBI.

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    Item District South Carolina
    Total 13,003 71,119
    Murder 5 72
    Rape 27 116
    Robbery 88 385
    Aggravated Assault 638 2,457
    Burglary 236 1,227
    Larceny - theft 858 5,403
    Motor vehicle thefts 43 309
    Arson 14 53
    Other assaults 1,677 7,569
    Forgery & counterfeiting 145 750
    Fraud 2,765 7,667
    Embezzlement 9 135
    Have stolen property 69 578
    Vandalism 262 1,045
    Weapons violations 140 613
    Prostitution and commercial vice 9 357
    Sex offenses 94 219
    Total drug violations 1,183 7,884
    Gambling 2 147
    Offenses against family & child 27 1,502
    Driving under influence 746 7,789
    Liquor law violations 1,144 5,428
    Drunkenness 737 2,582
    Disorderly conduct 741 3,567
    Vagrancy 2 149
    All other offenses except traffic 1,315 12,851
    Population 196,655 1,117,292
    Coverage indicator 100% -

    Data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan

    Population statistics are based on data provided by the FBI and may differ from similar statistics reported by the Census Bureau. Population statistics generated by the FBI are used to calculate crime rates and to estimate the proportion of the population covered by the UCR program.

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    Page Last Modified: April 20, 2007