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South Carolina Quick Facts
CapitalColumbia
Population (2008)4,479,800
Most Populous CityColumbia
GovernorMark Sanford
Lt. GovernorAndré Bauer
Chief JusticeJean H. Toal
MottoDum spiro spero
2008 South Carolina Crime Statistics
 South CarolinaNationwide
Violent crime7,270510,195
Property crime18,1771,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter19810,770
Forcible rape28918,686
Robbery1,383112,608
Aggravated assault5,400368,131
Burglary3,552267,687
Larceny-theft13,7251,092,018
Motor vehicle theft77284,208
Arson12811,164
Other assaults13,9901,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting1,53474,133
Fraud13,705191,934
Embezzlement35217,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)		1,65889,030
Vandalism2,466228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)		1,682146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice38864,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)		44264,256
Drug abuse violations18,2241,464,014
Gambling538,096
Offenses against the family and children1,43887,197
Driving under the influence14,7421,171,935
Liquor laws12,648511,884
Drunkenness12,850474,378
Disorderly conduct15,768529,929
Vagrancy1,52026,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)		37,8433,469,174
Suspicion-1,259
Curfew and loitering law violations60104,168
Runaways61484,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)

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