I was ticketed in Society Hill after leaving Town on highway 52 headed to Cheraw with out of state tags on my car. I then researched the finances to see what is going on. This Town is in Darlington County, which according to the State Treasurer in Columbia has the highest amount of "Fees, Fines and Forfeitures" of any county such that 33% of the local government budget comes from this. The usual number for other counties is about 8-10%. Society Hill in Darlington County only has 563 people (400 or so adults) but has been paying 5 police officers since at least 2002 and even 10 years ago was spending $270,000 a year on police (according to the Town’s published budget), and listed on its budget $529,000 revenue not coming from taxes or any other government source. The SC Highway Patrol reports that in 2009 there were only 7 traffic accidents in Society Hill all year. This town is "addicted" to traffic fines for its money instead of paying for the services it is supposed to provide by property taxes and government fees, and hands out between 100 and 200 tickets a week. After paying the cops and the Municipal Court bills, the Town keeps all the fine money by SC law. Don’t go near this little throw-back town.