South Carolina continues to rank near the bottom in the nation when it comes to protecting female victims of domestic violence, according to a report that has led state lawmakers to call for more action.
A report by the state Domestic Violence Advisory Committee said South Carolina "ranks as the nation's sixth-worst state" among rates of women murdered by men. The report, released last week, adds that the state's "domestic-violence homicide rate" is more than 1.5 times the national average.
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