South Carolina Silent Witness Story Documents

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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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    In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story
    (South Carolina State Library, 2015-10-06) South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
    This 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.
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    In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story
    (South Carolina State Library, 2014-10-07) South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
    This 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.
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    In memoriam : the South Carolina silent witness story
    (South Carolina State Library, 2015-10-05) South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
    This 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.
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    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 General
    In 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.
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    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 General
    In 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.