The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sumter County, AL
Sumter County is home to 11,900 residents and includes Livingston and York · Updated November 2026
Is Sumter County, AL safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Sumter County has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 80% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Sumter County run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 936 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
80% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Sumter County as a whole, and 20% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Sumter County scores 936.
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 Sumter County, AL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Sumter County, 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 Sumter County
One weak spot: arson. It grades B+ in Sumter County, worse than in the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live, against A+ for property crime as a whole.
Thefts are uncommon. Sumter County has thefts at about half the US rate: 7.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Sumter County
Every part of Sumter County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Sumter County run from A+ to B+; 76% 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.
Across the county, the east side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Sumter County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Sumter County has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% more than the US as a whole and close to Alabama.
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.
Assault is the most common crime in Sumter County, about 48% of everything reported.
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 Sumter County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Sumter County, 2022 to 2024.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Vandalism
Homes (58%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Sumter County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Sumter County, 6 have less crime. Kemper County, MS and Choctaw County have the least.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Sumter County
Two things set Sumter County apart: it has 19.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson, and arson runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.19.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% of Americans
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. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 87% of Americans
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 94% of Americans
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.31% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 93% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Sumter County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
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 Sumter County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Sumter County about $1,606 a year per household, 33% 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 $35 million a year, or $2,977 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.4 million
$285
Rape
$200,000
$17
Robbery
$28,000
$2
Assault
$2.6 million
$218
Burglary
$72,000
$6
Theft
$430,000
$36
Vehicle theft
$150,000
$13
Arson
$350,000
$30
Vandalism
$850,000
$71
Total
$8.1 million
$679
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 Sumter County 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. Sumter County is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Sumter County, AL average a SchoolGrade of D+: 31% of students test proficient, against 22% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Sumter County on SchoolGrade
