The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sumner, WA
Sumner is a city of 14,200 in Pierce County, about 30 miles south of downtown Seattle · Updated November 2026
Is Sumner, WA safe?
Yes, crime in Sumner is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Sumner sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 44% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 806 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sumner as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sumner scores 806.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Sumner, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sumner, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Sumner
Car thefts and burglaries both run high. In Sumner, each runs at more than double the US rate: 7.2 car thefts and 5.7 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.4 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Sumner, 56% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Sumner
Every part of Sumner where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Sumner run from A to B+; 8% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Sumner, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Sumner?
Reported property crime in Sumner has fallen 21% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 44 to 35 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 29%.
Property crime, change since 2019
SumnerUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Sumner. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Sumner
Property, US
2016
+34%
+15%
2017
+22%
+12%
2018
+20%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-7%
-8%
2021
+34%
-10%
2022
+35%
-6%
2023
+11%
-7%
2024
-21%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Sumner
CrimeGrade™ estimates Sumner has about 52 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% more than the US as a whole and close to Washington.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 34% of crime reported in Sumner. Vehicle theft is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Sumner
Sumner has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Sumner, 22% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (48%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (26%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Sumner compares with nearby cities
Sumner has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Sumner
Two things set Sumner apart: it has 0.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 6.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.6.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 54% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (32 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 83% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.138 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Sumner on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Sumner
Crime costs Sumner about $1,284 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 6% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $15 million a year, or $1,058 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$510,000
$36
Rape
$270,000
$19
Robbery
$150,000
$10
Assault
$1.4 million
$99
Burglary
$730,000
$51
Theft
$1.3 million
$90
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$110
Arson
$49,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.2 million
$85
Total
$7.2 million
$504
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Sumner means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Sumner, WA average a SchoolGrade of A-: 56% of students test proficient, against 45% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Sumner on SchoolGrade
