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Each year in October, the Attorney General hosts a Silent Witness ceremony to honor domestic violence victims from the preceding year. During this ceremony, wooden silhouettes represent the women and men who have died due to domestic violence in South Carolina during the previous year. The Office of the Attorney General publishes a program with biographies of the victims, as well as a statistical report with county-by-county statistics and statewide graphs on domestic violence.
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Publication In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story(South Carolina State Library, 2015-10-06) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralThis is an annual listing of people killed by domestic violence in South Carolina. Each victim's name is accompanied by the circumstances in which they were killed and the status of the perpetrator. Sometimes the victim's portrait is included.Publication In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story(South Carolina State Library, 2014-10-07) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralThis is an annual listing of people killed by domestic violence in South Carolina. Each victim's name is accompanied by the circumstances in which they were killed and the status of the perpetrator. Sometimes the victim's portrait is included.Publication In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story(South Carolina State Library, 2015-10-05) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralThis is an annual listing of people killed by domestic violence in South Carolina. Each victim's name is accompanied by the circumstances in which they were killed and the status of the perpetrator. Sometimes the victim's portrait is included.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Domestic Violence Homicide Victims from 2014(South Carolina State Library, 2015-10-29) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2014, there were a total of 39 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 39 people, 29 were women, constituting 74 percent of the total, and 10 were men, constituting 26 percent of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 54 percent were White, 44 percent were African American, and 2 percent were Hispanic. The average age of these victims was 41 years old. The Office of the Attorney General, through its S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women program, collected the data by contacting every sheriff’s office, coroner’s office, police department and solicitor’s office in the state. Those offices were provided with a victim information sheet to complete and asked to provide any incident reports related to domestic homicide victims.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Domestic Violence Homicide Victims from 2013(South Carolina State Library, 2014-10-07) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2013, there were a total of 46 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 46 people, 38 were women, constituting 83 percent of the total, and 8 were men, constituting 17 percent of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 65 percent were White, 33 percent were African American, and 2 percent were Asian. The average age of these victims was 41 years old. The Office of the Attorney General, through its S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women program, collected the data by contacting every sheriff’s office, coroner’s office, police department and solicitor’s office in the State. Those offices were provided with a victim information sheet to complete and asked to provide any incident reports related to domestic homicide victims.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Domestic Violence Homicide Victims from 2012(South Carolina State Library, 2013-10-01) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2012, there were a total of 48 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 48 people, 39 were women, constituting 81% of the total, and 9 were men, constituting 19% of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 54% were White, 44% were African American, and 2% were Asian. The average age of these victims was 45 years old. The Office of the Attorney General, through its S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women program, collected the data by contacting every Sheriff’s Office, Coroner’s Office, Police Department and Solicitor’s Office in the State. Those offices were provided with a victim information sheet to complete and asked to provide any incident reports related to domestic homicide victims.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Domestic Violence Homicide Victims from 2010(South Carolina State Library, 2011-10-03) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2010, there were a total of 44 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 44 people, 34 were women, constituting 77% of the total, and 10 were men, constituting 23% of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 39% were Black, 57% were White, 2% were Hispanic and 2% were Indian. The average age of these victims was 40 years old. The Office of the Attorney General, through its S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women program, collected the data by contacting every Sheriff’s Office, Coroner’s Office, Police Department and Solicitor’s Office in the State. Those offices were provided with a victim information sheet to complete and asked to provide any incident reports related to domestic homicide victims.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Domestic Violence Homicide Victims from 2008(South Carolina State Library, 2009-09-25) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2008, there were a total of 32 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 32 people, 26 were women, constituting 81% of the total, and 6 were men, constituting 19% of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 53% were black and 47% were white. The average age of these victims was 45 years old. The Office of the Attorney General, through its S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women program, collected the data by contacting every Sheriff’s Office, Coroner’s Office, Police Department and Solicitor’s Office in the State. Those offices were provided with a victim information sheet to complete and asked to provide any incident reports related to domestic homicide victims.Publication The South Carolina Silent Witness Story : Report on Victims of Homicide by Domestic Violence from 2016(South Carolina State Library, 2017-10-03) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralIn 2016, there were a total of 39 people murdered by a household member, according to the South Carolina definition. Of those 39 people, 34 were women, constituting 87 percent of the total, and five were men, constituting 13 percent of the total. The demographics of the victims were as follows: 51 percent were White, 46 percent were African American and three percent were Hispanic/ Latino. The average age of these victims was 42 years old.Publication In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story(South Carolina State Library, 2017-10-03) South Carolina Office of the Attorney GeneralThis is an annual listing of people killed by domestic violence in South Carolina. Each victim's name is accompanied by the circumstances in which they were killed and the status of the perpetrator. Sometimes the victim's portrait is included.