Violent Deaths of Teens Ages 15-19 *:
Comparison of Each South Carolina County to National Kids Count Data for All States
| State |
Rate of Violent teen deaths (per 100,000 15-19)* |
Rank |
| New Jersey |
29 |
1 |
| Rhode Island |
31 |
2 |
| Massachusetts |
32 |
3 |
| New York |
35 |
4 |
| Vermont |
38 |
5 |
| California |
39 |
6 |
| Hawaii |
39 |
6 |
| Minnesota |
39 |
6 |
| Connecticut |
40 |
9 |
| New Hampshire |
40 |
9 |
| Oregon |
41 |
11 |
| Ohio |
42 |
12 |
| Montana |
43 |
13 |
| Washington |
43 |
13 |
| Utah |
44 |
15 |
| Michigan |
46 |
16 |
| Virginia |
46 |
16 |
| Iowa |
47 |
18 |
| Wisconsin |
47 |
18 |
| Nebraska |
48 |
20 |
| North Dakota |
49 |
21 |
| Pennsylvania |
49 |
21 |
| Nevada |
50 |
23 |
| Florida |
51 |
24 |
| Illinois |
52 |
25 |
| Delaware |
53 |
26 |
| Texas |
54 |
27 |
| West Virginia |
54 |
27 |
| Indiana |
56 |
29 |
| Maine |
56 |
29 |
| Maryland |
56 |
29 |
| South Dakota |
56 |
29 |
| Kentucky |
57 |
33 |
| Colorado |
58 |
34 |
| New Mexico |
59 |
35 |
| Georgia |
62 |
36 |
| North Carolina |
62 |
36 |
| Kansas |
65 |
38 |
| Tennessee |
65 |
38 |
| Wyoming |
65 |
38 |
| Arizona |
66 |
41 |
| South Carolina |
68 |
42 |
| Mississippi |
69 |
43 |
| Missouri |
69 |
43 |
| Oklahoma |
69 |
43 |
| Louisiana |
71 |
46 |
| Alabama |
72 |
47 |
| Idaho |
72 |
47 |
| Arkansas |
74 |
49 |
| Alaska |
75 |
50 |
| United States |
50 |
- |
| County |
Rank of County if it were a State |
Reduction |
Number Violent Teen Deaths |
Rate Violent Teen Deaths (per 100,000) |
Total No. of Teens 15-19 good data |
County / US Ratio |
County / State Ratio |
| Abbeville County |
5 |
** |
1 |
35.1 |
1,910 |
0.7 |
0.63 |
| Aiken County |
51 |
3 |
8 |
75.1 |
10,193 |
1.5 |
1.35 |
| Allendale County |
1 |
** |
0 |
0 |
829 |
0 |
0 |
| Anderson County |
43 |
2 |
7 |
68.7 |
10,650 |
1.37 |
1.23 |
| Bamberg County |
38 |
0 |
1 |
63.3 |
1,521 |
1.27 |
1.14 |
| Barnwell County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
92.6 |
1,769 |
1.85 |
1.66 |
| Beaufort County |
4 |
** |
3 |
34 |
8,829 |
0.68 |
0.61 |
| Berkeley County |
36 |
1 |
8 |
60.4 |
12,583 |
1.21 |
1.08 |
| Calhoun County |
4 |
** |
0 |
32.1 |
1,021 |
0.64 |
0.58 |
| Charleston County |
4 |
** |
7 |
32.5 |
22,568 |
0.65 |
0.58 |
| Cherokee County |
33 |
0 |
2 |
56.9 |
3,521 |
1.14 |
1.02 |
| Chester County |
33 |
0 |
1 |
56.2 |
2,407 |
1.12 |
1.01 |
| Chesterfield County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
124.9 |
2,946 |
2.5 |
2.24 |
| Clarendon County |
5 |
** |
1 |
37.8 |
2,639 |
0.76 |
0.68 |
| Colleton County |
51 |
2 |
3 |
117.3 |
2,863 |
2.35 |
2.11 |
| Darlington County |
51 |
2 |
5 |
104.7 |
4,474 |
2.09 |
1.88 |
| Dillon County |
33 |
0 |
1 |
56.5 |
2,392 |
1.13 |
1.01 |
| Dorchester County |
34 |
1 |
4 |
57.6 |
7,503 |
1.15 |
1.03 |
| Edgefield County |
50 |
0 |
1 |
74.9 |
1,748 |
1.5 |
1.34 |
| Fairfield County |
51 |
1 |
1 |
84.6 |
1,625 |
1.69 |
1.52 |
| Florence County |
36 |
1 |
6 |
61.5 |
9,344 |
1.23 |
1.1 |
| Georgetown County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
96.2 |
3,820 |
1.92 |
1.73 |
| Greenville County |
29 |
1 |
14 |
55.3 |
25,901 |
1.11 |
0.99 |
| Greenwood County |
46 |
1 |
3 |
70.8 |
4,779 |
1.42 |
1.27 |
| Hampton County |
16 |
** |
1 |
44.2 |
1,571 |
0.88 |
0.79 |
| Horry County |
26 |
0 |
6 |
52.8 |
11,990 |
1.06 |
0.95 |
| Jasper County |
1 |
** |
0 |
0 |
1,453 |
0 |
0 |
| Kershaw County |
29 |
0 |
2 |
54.6 |
3,691 |
1.09 |
0.98 |
| Lancaster County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
105.2 |
4,073 |
2.1 |
1.89 |
| Laurens County |
51 |
2 |
4 |
81.2 |
4,991 |
1.62 |
1.46 |
| Lee County |
41 |
0 |
1 |
65.7 |
1,523 |
1.31 |
1.18 |
| Lexington County |
49 |
3 |
11 |
73.7 |
14,491 |
1.47 |
1.32 |
| McCormick County |
25 |
0 |
0 |
51.3 |
645 |
1.03 |
0.92 |
| Marion County |
5 |
** |
1 |
35.1 |
2,751 |
0.7 |
0.63 |
| Marlboro County |
38 |
0 |
1 |
62.5 |
2,103 |
1.25 |
1.12 |
| Newberry County |
38 |
0 |
2 |
64.1 |
2,617 |
1.28 |
1.15 |
| Oconee County |
4 |
** |
1 |
32.8 |
4,030 |
0.66 |
0.59 |
| Orangeburg County |
38 |
1 |
5 |
64.4 |
7,822 |
1.29 |
1.16 |
| Pickens County |
2 |
** |
3 |
30.2 |
10,054 |
0.6 |
0.54 |
| Richland County |
1 |
** |
8 |
27.9 |
27,557 |
0.56 |
0.5 |
| Saluda County |
1 |
** |
0 |
23 |
1,378 |
0.46 |
0.41 |
| Spartanburg County |
38 |
3 |
11 |
64.8 |
16,976 |
1.3 |
1.16 |
| Sumter County |
36 |
1 |
5 |
61.7 |
8,072 |
1.23 |
1.11 |
| Union County |
51 |
1 |
2 |
126.9 |
1,865 |
2.54 |
2.28 |
| Williamsburg County |
1 |
** |
0 |
11.7 |
2,968 |
0.23 |
0.21 |
| York County |
15 |
** |
5 |
43.4 |
12,271 |
0.87 |
0.78 |
| South Carolina |
29 |
17 |
163 |
55.7 |
292,729 |
1.11 |
1 |
*Violent Teen Deaths = Homicides, suicides, and accidents. National data is for 2001, county data is the average for 2000-2002.
**County is at or below national average already.
***South Carolina data in table is for average of 2000-2002, while Kids Count Databook uses 2001 data.
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