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Sumter County, SC Arrest Records

Sumter County, SC is among the safest counties in the USA with 3.30 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Richland, Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Aiken counties in South Carolina.
Sumter County, SC property crime rate is 17.43 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,093 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 8.11% compared to 2015.

Sumter County, SC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Sumter County in 2016 decreased by 1.77% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 383 to 354 while non-violent crime decreased by 0.58% from 1,883 to 1,872.

5 Crimes In Sumter County, SC in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,093
Burglary 624
Aggravated assault 309
Motor vehicle theft 155
Revised rape 22

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Sumter County decreased by 7.57% from 2015. In 2016 violent crime rate in Sumter County was 29.76% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.33%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Sumter County decreased by 0.58% from 2015. In 2016 property crime rate in Sumter County was 38.68% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.743%.

How Sumter stands up against other counties

Sumter vs. Pickens

You’ll be in more risk in Sumter compared to Pickens county that had 26.65% lower crime rate compared to Sumter county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2048 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.3011 in Pickens county.
Arson rates of 0.1024 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0326 in Pickens county.

Sumter vs. Lancaster

You’ll be in more safety in Sumter compared to Lancaster county that had 6.03% higher crime rate compared to Sumter county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2048 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.2790 in Lancaster county.
Burglary rates of 5.8103 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 5.2236 in Lancaster county.

Names with the most arrests in Sumter

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Sumter, South Carolina, the most crimes, that's 36.72% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Sumter County is 0.37% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 5.68 daily crimes that occur in Sumter County.
  • Sumter, SC is more violent than Pickens.
  • In Sumter County you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Sumter, SC have decreased by 1.77%.

Sumter Police Departments

Cities in Sumter County

Names in Sumter County