Murder per Capita in Summerton
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Summerton residents.
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$328
Murder costs the average Summerton resident about $328 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Summerton in green. The most dangerous areas in Summerton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Summerton, SC Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Summerton is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Summerton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Summerton is 0.1746 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Summerton generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Summerton may be as high as 1 in 3,948 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,792 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Summerton, SC: about 0 per year. The south part of Summerton has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Summerton's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Summerton to the South Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Summerton, SC: | 0.1746 |
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| South Carolina: | 0.1098 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Summerton is less safe than the South Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Summerton, SC
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Summerton about $1,568,499 in 2025, or roughly $328 per resident. This is part of Summerton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Summerton, including every crime type and how Summerton compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Summerton's crime maps on the Summerton overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Summerton is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Summerton.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D | D | D- | |
F | D- | F | F |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Summerton is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B | C | C | A- | |
F | F | F | F | |
B | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
A- | B | B | A+ | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
C | B- | B- | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
D | C+ | C+ | D | |
C+ | B+ | B+ | C | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Summerton, SC average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Summerton schools on SchoolGrade
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