With a crime rate of 41 per one thousand residents, Sumter has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 24. Within South Carolina, more than 78% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Sumter.
Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 42,757, Sumter has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Sumter does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Sumter.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Sumter does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sumter.
For Sumter, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Sumter is one in 114.
Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Sumter experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Sumter is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Sumter, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 31, which is a rate of 32 per one thousand population.
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Sumter Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes | 376 | 1,372 | 1,748 |
Crime Rate | 8.79 | 32.09 | 40.88 |
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
20151050
8.79
4.91
National Median: 4
Sumter
South Carolina
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aViolentCrime
1 in114
inSumter
1 in204
inSouth Carolina
Sumter Violent Crimes
Population:42,757
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 6 | 10 | 24 | 336 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.56 | 7.86 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
1007550250
32.09
23.08
National Median: 20
Sumter
South Carolina
Chances of Becoming a Victim of aPropertyCrime
1 in31
inSumter
1 in43
inSouth Carolina
Property Crimes
Population:42,757
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 181 | 1,076 | 115 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 4.23 | 25.17 | 2.69 |
United States Property Crimes
Population:333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |
Sumter Crimes Per Square Mile
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54
28
National Median: 27.0
Sumter
South Carolina
