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Weapon Crime Up Statewide

Slight decrease in violent crime

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
SLED releases statewide crime report for 2023
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

In a report released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Weapon Law Violations across the state are up nearly 2% from 2022-2023, 130% since 2014, while violent crime is slightly down.

Of the 11,000+ weapon violations reported in 2023, nearly all included firearms (90%), with 75% identified as handguns.


Statewide, Violent Crime data shows a slight decrease in murders, sexual battery, robbery and aggravated assault. There was an uptick in Property crime, arson and motor vehicle theft, between 2022-2023.

South Carolina Law Enforcement DivisionSLED crime data for year 2022 to 2023, South Carolina.South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Data compiled for SLED’s Annual Crime Report comes from state and local law enforcement throughout South Carolina.  Of the 277 active agencies, 204 (74%) reported all 12 months of 2023 data while ten agencies reported no data.

Slight decrease in violent crime