Taser incidents

State troopers used their Tasers on 17 people in a pilot program dating back to October 2007, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety:

11 of 17

65 percent

Incidents in which the person being Tasered was black

8 of 17

47 percent

Incidents in which the person being Tasered was black and the trooper was white

3 of 17

18 percent

Incidents in which the person being Tasered was black and the trooper was black

6 of 17

35 percent

Incidents in which the person being Tasered was white and the trooper was white

16 of 17

94 percent

Incidents in which the person being Tasered was male; in each case, the trooper was male

21-60

Age range of the persons being Tasered