Crime in general has declined in canada since 2000 with the 2023 crime rate being around 25 percent lower than peak levels in 2003. Websumter city council members. Crime rates within sumter city limits increased 16% in the past year, sumter police chief russell roark told sumter city. Information presented in this chart represents data from the uniform crime reporting. The police department reported a 13% increase. Webthe sumter county sheriff's office reported 399 cases in 2020 compared to the 330 reported in 2019.