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Your State - Crime Statistics
Disaster Center Crime Rates in South Carolina from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/sccrime.htm
Youth Violence Prevention Programs
Bullying Prevention Program Sue Limber The Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life - Clemson University 243 Poole Agricultural Center Clemson, SC 29634 Phone: 864-656-6271 Fax: 864-656-6281	The Bullying Prevention Program is a universal intervention for the reduction and prevention of bully/victim problems. The main area for the program is the school. All students within a school participate in most aspects of the program. Additional individual interventions are targeted at students who are identified as bullies or victims of bullying.
Multisystemic Therapy Scott W. Hennggeler , Director Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Medical University of South Carolina 67 President Street - Suite CPP, PO Box 250861 Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: 843-876-1800 Fax: 843-876-1808 E-mail: mst@sprintmail.com URL: www.mstservices.org	The major goal of MST is to empower parents with the skills and resources needed to independently address the difficulties that arise in raising teenagers and to empower youth to cope with family, peer, school, and neighborhood problems. MST is provided using a home-based model of services delivery by a trained therapist.
Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Chris Gilmer, Project Director Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM) 310 Airport Rd., Ste. D Jackson, MS 39208 Phone: 800-233-7326/ 601-933-9199 Fax: 601-933-1138 E-mail: dream@cenaccsys.com URL: www.secapt.org	The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based prevention technology that works. This group works in Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, and Virginia.
Hate Crime Prevention Programs
Macedonia Baptist Church Reverend Jonathan Mouzon, Pastor RR6 Manning, SC 29102-9806 Phone: 803-473-7671
National Coalition for Burned Churches Rose Johnson-Mackey PO Box 40784 Charleston, SC 29423 Phone: 843-853-5363 Fax: 843-853-5366 URL: www.ncfbc.org	The mission of the National Coalition for Burned Churches and Community Empowerment is to provide advocacy support and technical assistance to burned church victims and to children, youth and families in communities where churches are at risk of being burned for reasons motivated by racial or religous hatred; and further to address the root causes of these acts of violence by nurturing the development of stronger, healthier communities through programs in public education, training, research, public policy and advocacy. Hate crime education and awareness is an integral part of completing this mission.
Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area.