Fifteen percent of students report the presence of gangs in their schools. Over 5,000 teachers are attacked at school every month. School Crime and South Carolina South Carolina is not exempt from this disturbing trend. The South Carolina Attorney General's Office was the first agency in the nation to establish a toll-free telephone line to receive reports on school violence and to give out useful information. An experienced staff maintains this line during school hours, and members handle a number of calls during an average day.
Most calls are from parents, school officials and law enforcement officers.
From these reports, the Office continues to develop a database that complements the School Crime Incident Report compiled quarterly by the S.C. Department of Education. The Attorney General reports school crime statistics to the general public on a quarterly basis. These reports have considerably increased the public's awareness of the problem. By coordinating the efforts of law enforcement officers, education officials, and prosecutors, the South Carolina Attorney General's Office is working to diminish violence among our young people and to ensure that South Carolina schools once again become safe places in which to teach and learn. All Rights Reserved.