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1995

South Carolina in 1995

Deaths 881Fatal crashes 782Per 100,000 —US deaths 41,817

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Final FARS file for 1995.

In 1995, 881 people died in 782 fatal crashes in South Carolina.

The death toll was about level between 1994 (847) and 1995 (881).

South Carolina accounted for 2.1% of the 41,817 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

24.6% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

33% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 199419951996 →All years

Compared with 1994 and the nation

Measure	South Carolina 1995	South Carolina 1994	United States 1995
Deaths	881	847	41,817
Fatal crashes	782	753	37,241
Deaths per 100,000 residents	—	—	—
Crashes with a drinking driver	25%	19%	33%

Counties in 1995

Every county with a fatal crash in 1995, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 46 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
Spartanburg County	68	75	20.3	672
Horry County	46	50	12.1	714
Greenville County	43	49	8.6	831
Anderson County	37	43	19.8	435
Charleston County	36	43	10.0	682
Berkeley County	32	34	12.9	410
Richland County	31	34	7.9	585
Florence County	29	33	23.9	349
Orangeburg County	28	31	37.3	387
Lexington County	27	30	9.6	501
York County	24	30	9.9	338
Laurens County	23	26	36.9	238
Clarendon County	21	26	83.8	146
Darlington County	24	25	40.0	213
Aiken County	21	24	13.4	321
Beaufort County	17	22	10.9	225
Cherokee County	19	20	34.6	160
Greenwood County	17	19	27.1	124
Sumter County	17	19	18.1	234
Chesterfield County	16	18	40.5	118
Williamsburg County	15	15	50.2	114
Pickens County	13	15	10.9	203
Colleton County	12	15	38.2	215
Dillon County	13	14	50.8	112
Georgetown County	12	13	19.7	150
Lancaster County	11	11	9.9	167
Kershaw County	10	11	15.3	167
Marlboro County	10	11	43.1	103
Hampton County	5	11	60.5	64
Dorchester County	10	10	5.7	245
Jasper County	8	10	28.1	178
Lee County	9	9	56.4	64
Newberry County	8	9	23.0	95
Marion County	7	9	31.7	101
Allendale County	7	8	105.9	28
Fairfield County	7	8	39.3	113
Oconee County	7	8	9.7	142
Calhoun County	7	7	49.1	67
Chester County	6	6	18.6	135
Union County	6	6	22.5	71
Abbeville County	5	5	20.3	48
Barnwell County	5	5	24.4	47
Bamberg County	4	4	31.1	35
Edgefield County	4	4	13.6	52
McCormick County	3	3	30.1	32
Saluda County	1–2	3	15.4	42

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am4.6%

1am4.6%

2am4.1%

3am2.9%

4am1.9%

5am2.6%

6am2.4%

7am3.3%

8am2.8%

9am3.6%

10am2.4%

11am3.1%

12pm3.1%

1pm4.7%

2pm5.1%

3pm4%

4pm4.4%

5pm7%

6pm5.2%

7pm5%

8pm6.5%

9pm5.8%

10pm5%

11pm5.8%

Weekday

Sunday15%

Monday12%

Tuesday11%

Wednesday11%

Thursday13%

Friday17%

Saturday19%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in South Carolina in 1995?

881 people in 782 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 1995 file.

Which county in South Carolina had the most crash deaths in 1995?

Spartanburg County with 75 deaths in 68 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 1995 compare with 1994 in South Carolina?

881 deaths against 847 in 1994 (+4%). Nationally the 1995 total was 41,817.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 1995 national file (accident table); US Census Bureau population estimates (no county estimates before 2000 are used, so no rate is shown for this year). Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.