Most child deaths in South Carolina caused by unsafe sleep environments, gunshot wounds, new SLED report says

Most child deaths in South Carolina caused by unsafe sleep environments, gunshot wounds, new SLED report says

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- Agents affiliated with SLED investigated nearly 330 child fatalities across the state in 2024, with roughly 30% of the deaths attributed to unsafe sleep environments and 21% caused by gunshots, according to a new report. The inaugural report by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Special Victims Unit Department of Child Fatalities documented the cases of 328 children younger than 18 whose deaths were caused b…

SLED releases child fatalities annual report

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– In honor of Safe Sleep Awareness Month, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has released its child fatalities annual report. Investigators say last year (2024), the two most common types of cases for child deaths were unsafe sleep and gunshot wounds. The report found that 95 of the 317 deaths were from causes related to an unsafe sleep environment. Richland County had the most child deaths in 2024 with 32 report…