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Public Safety Indicators

The indicators listed below summarize how well South Carolina is protecting its citizens and property. For each category, one or more indicators are listed and defined; and in brief, the significance or relevance of the indicators is included. Most of the data are comparable to other states and historical data are available. Selected state rankings are also provided. Additionally, the data sources are indicated via hyperlink for each indicator where possible. In other cases, sources are simply referenced. Endnotes provide other referencing information and, in some cases, explanatory narrative.

South Carolina Indicators Project

Public Safety Indicators

At-a-Glance

Categories	Indicators	State Rankings (SC) (1=highest)	Data
Police Protection & Crime	1. State and Local Government Expenditures, per Capita, for Police Protection	42	2005: $176
	2. Violent Crime Rate	1	2006: 765.5 per 100,000 population
	3. Property Crime Rate	3	2006: 4,242.3 per 100,00 population
	4. Violent Crime Arrest Rate-Adults & Juveniles	N/A	2006: 276.9 per 100,000 population
			Adult (17 & over) 2006: 324.4 per 100,000 adult population
			Juveniles (16 & under) 2006: 114.2 per 100,000 juveniles
	5. Property Crime Arrest Rate- Adults & Juveniles	N/A	Total 2006: 566.5 per 100,000 population
			Adults 2006: 626.5 per 100,000 adult population
			Juveniles 2006: 361.1 per 100,000 juvenile population
Managing Offenders	1. State and Local Government Expenditures, per Capita, for Correctional Services	39	2006: $143.24
	2. Incarceration Rate	7	2006: 528 inmates in state prison per 100,000 population
	3. Average Number of Inmates per Correctional Officer in South Carolina Institutions	N/A	2007: 9.1 inmates per correctional officer
	4. Percentage of Offenders Successfully Completing Supervision	N/A	2006: 64.4%
Highway Safety	1. Total Expenditures per State-Owned Road Mile	49	2006: $35,620
	2. State-Source Revenues per State-Owned Road Mile	50	2006: $14,605
	3. Percentage of Total Road Miles in State Highway System	5	2006: 62.5%
	4. Mileage Fatality Rate	5	2006: 2.07 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
	5. Seat Belt Usage	44	2006: 72.5%
Fire Safety	Fire Death Rate	4	2004: 2.15 deaths per 100,000 population

Rev. 05.29.2008

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