Key Expert Input The data collected directly from monitored cases that we share in this report is compelling in many ways, but our data alone is not sufficient to fully grasp the landscape of DUI prosecution and adjudication in these areas. In May 2024, MADD South Carolina held three online “stakeholder roundtable” discussions that included stakeholders from all seven focus counties. Invitees included solicitor’s office staff, law enforcement, and key community partners. MADD staff presented key data to the attendees and then engaged in very valuable discussions about their impressions and additional information needed to understand the situations that led to what we saw in the data. These collective perspectives are shared in multiple places below, especially in our Focus Areas section. Total Number of Cases Monitored This report covers cases monitored between January 2019 and March 2024. Though our efforts in some counties pre-date 2019, we chose to keep the data current and not go all the way back to our earliest efforts. Since 2019, we have monitored 10,694 total cases in these counties, of which 8,911 cases have had a final determination and 1,783 cases remain open. These open cases will continue to be monitored, and the outcome of those cases will be included in the next annual report if they have a final disposition by that time. The primary reasons for a case still being open are either 1) the case is recent and has not been addressed by the courts yet or 2) the defendant requested a jury trial set for a future date. The table below shows how many closed cases we have for each county. The data shown later in the report is based off these closed cases only.
# OF CASES CLOSED
% OF CASES CLOSED
COUNTY
# OF CASES OPEN
Berkeley
608
29
95%
Charleston
1,339
310
81%
Greenville
2,182
119
95%
Horry
1,331
360
79%
Lexington
1,213
169
87%
Richland
1,111
654
63%
Spartanburg
1,127
143
88%
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