Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Southeast Sumter

Sumter · No-go after dark

Sumter Terminal, Sheet 2 — michaeljy (Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

44out of 100

No-go after dark

Overall safety score

“Go with care. While Southeast Sumter includes longstanding community anchors and quiet residential streets, higher-than-average rates of violent and property crime warrant ongoing vigilance. Routine daytime errands are generally fine, but visitors should avoid walking through unfamiliar side streets after dark.”
— Gogo, on Southeast Sumter

Walk score

28/100

Bike score

34/100

Recent local news: Local law enforcement continues targeted neighborhood safety patrols following periodic reports of localized gun violence and property offenses in the greater south Sumter area.

About the area

Car-DependentWorking-ClassQuiet ResidentialSuburban Fringe

Southeast Sumter is a sprawling, predominantly working-class residential and light commercial district southeast of the city center. It features older single-family housing stock, local faith-based organizations, and strip-style commercial hubs along thoroughfares like Manning Avenue and Lafayette Drive.

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Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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