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Sheriff's Department Sumter County
44% SCORE
Average for 4 Sections: 44%
Scores range from 0-100% comparing counties with 100-250k population. Counties with higher scores spend less on policing, use less force, are more likely to hold officers accountable and make fewer arrests for low-level offenses.
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| Police Funding: 57% | ||||
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| Police Budget Cost per Person | ||||
| Misconduct Settlements | ||||
| Fines/Forfeitures | ||||
| Police Presence/Over-Policing (Officers per Population) | ||||
| Police Violence: 51% | ||||
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| Force Used per Arrest | ||||
| Deadly Force per Arrest | ||||
| Unarmed Victims of Deadly Force per Arrest | ||||
| Racial Disparities in Deadly Force | ||||
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| Police Accountability: 8% | ||||
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| Misconduct Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Excessive Force Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Discrimination Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Criminal Misconduct Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Approach to Law Enforcement: 59% | ||||
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| Arrest Rate for Low Level Offenses | ||||
| Homicides Solved | ||||
| Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests | ||||
| Jail Incarceration Rate | ||||
| Jail Deaths per 1,000 | ||||
3 Killings by Police
That's a higher rate than 46% of US Sheriff Departments.
9 civilian complaints of police misconduct
0% were ruled in favor of civilians from 2020.
22,963 arrests made
72% of all arrests were for low-level, non-violent offenses from 2013-21.
Section Score: 57% ▶-1%
Police Funding By Year
$19.23M | 128,019 Residents | $193 per Resident
More Police Funding per Capita than 33% of Depts
Source: US Census Bureau
Number of officers per 1k population
240 Officers | 18.7 per 10k Residents
More Officers per Population than 63% of Depts
Source: Federal LEOKA Database
Section Score: 51% ▶-12%
Deadly Force
3 Killings by Police from 2013-21 | 1.2 every 10k arrests
^ More Killings by Police per Arrest than 46% of Depts
Source: Mapping Police Violence
Deadly Force by Armed Status
N/A Unarmed | N/A Did Not Allegedly Have a Gun
Unarmed Other Alleged Gun Vehicle
^ More Unarmed People Killed per Arrest than N/A of Depts
Police Violence by Race
Black Latinx N.Am API Other White
Population of Sumter County
7%
84%
Sumter County Sheriff's Dept Demographics
7%
88%
People Arrested
18%
67%
People Killed
33%
67%
Source: Uniform Crime Report, Mapping Police Violence, LEMAS
Section Score: 8% ▶-25%
Total civilian complaints
9 from 2020 | 0% Ruled in Favor of Civilians
Complaints Not Sustained Complaints Sustained
Use of Force Complaints
0 Complaints Reported
Section Score: 59% ▶+21%
Source: Uniform Crime Report
Arrests By Year
22,963 Arrests Reported from 2013-2021
Low Level Arrests Other Arrests
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Arrests for Low Level Offenses
16,586 Arrests | 18 per 1k residents
^ Higher Arrest Rate for Low Level Offenses than 60% of Depts
Percent of total arrests by type
All Arrests for Low Level Offenses ( 72% )
Drug Possession ( N/A )
Violent Crime ( 4% )
Homicides Unsolved
23 Homicides from 2013-21 | 2 Unsolved
^ Solved Fewer Homicides than 75% of Depts
Jail Incarceration rate
493 Avg Daily Jail Population | 4 per 1k residents
^ More than 45% of Sheriff's Depts
People in Jail Without Being Convicted
81 % of People in Jail
Rankings are based upon a 0 to 100 percentage scale. Departments with higher scores use less force, make fewer arrests for low level offenses, solve murder cases more often, hold officers more accountable and spend less on policing overall.
Overall Scores for Depts where We Have Obtained the Most Data.
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0-29% 30-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80-89% 90-100% Incomplete
| Sheriff's Department | Score | 5YR |
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| 40. Broward County 29% | ▶+4% | |
| 39. Alachua County 31% | ▶+5% | |
| 38. Monroe County 34% | ▶+11% | |
| 37. Seminole County 34% | ▶+7% | |
| 36. Pinellas County 34% | ▶-6% | |
| 35. Jacksonville City Cnty 35% | ▶-2% | |
| 34. St. Lucie County 36% | ▶-1% | |
| 33. Indian River County 37% | ▶-6% | |
| 32. Bay County 38% | ▶+1% | |
| 31. Putnam County 39% | ▶+4% | |
| 30. Charlotte County 39% | ▶+4% | |
| 29. Martin County 39% | ▶-3% | |
| 28. Brevard County 40% | ||
| 27. Walton County 40% | ▶+1% | |
| 26. Palm Beach County 41% | ▶+10% | |
| 25. Marion County 42% | ▶+3% | |
| 24. Hillsborough County 42% | ▶+3% | |
| 23. Nassau County 42% | ▶+22% | |
| 22. Manatee County 42% | ▶+1% | |
| 21. Leon County 43% | ▶+5% | |
| 20. Santa Rosa County 43% | ▶+7% | |
| 19. Sumter County 44% | ▶-4% | |
| 18. Highlands County 45% | ||
| 17. Okaloosa County 45% | ▶+1% | |
| 16. Collier County 46% | ▶+2% | |
| 15. Flagler County 47% | ▶-4% | |
| 14. Escambia County 47% | ▶-1% | |
| 13. Orange County 48% | ▶+7% | |
| 12. Citrus County 48% | ▶+11% | |
| 11. Volusia County 48% | ▶+12% | |
| 10. Sarasota County 48% | ▶-9% | |
| 9. Pasco County 48% | ▶-7% | |
| 8. Hernando County 49% | ▶+9% | |
| Sheriff's Department | Score | 5YR |
|---|---|---|
| 7. Polk County 50% | ▶+5% | |
| 6. Lake County 51% | ▶+7% | |
| 5. Lee County 52% | ▶-13% | |
| 4. Columbia County 52% | ▶+9% | |
| 3. Clay County 54% | ▶-1% | |
| 2. Osceola County 56% | ▶+7% | |
| 1. St. Johns County 57% | ▶+4% | |
| * Bradford County 36% | ▶-5% | |
| * Hendry County 38% | ▶+7% | |
| * Okeechobee County 38% | ▶+1% | |
| * Hardee County 39% | ||
| * Baker County 39% | ▶-1% | |
| * Holmes County 40% | ▶+2% | |
| * Gulf County 40% | ▶-3% | |
| * Hamilton County 40% | ▶-3% | |
| * Taylor County 40% | ▶+3% | |
| * Dixie County 41% | ▶+1% | |
| * Glades County 42% | ▶-4% | |
| * Franklin County 42% | ▶+1% | |
| * Jefferson County 43% | ▶-3% | |
| * Levy County 44% | ▶-1% | |
| * Washington County 45% | ▶+14% | |
| * Madison County 45% | ||
| * Calhoun County 47% | ▶-8% | |
| * Jackson County 47% | ▶-7% | |
| * Liberty County 47% | ▶-11% | |
| * Wakulla County 47% | ▶-6% | |
| * Gadsden County 48% | ▶-7% | |
| * Desoto County 48% | ▶-4% | |
| * Suwannee County 49% | ▶+1% | |
| * Lafayette County 49% | ▶-2% | |
| * Gilchrist County 51% | ▶+2% | |
| * Union County 53% | ▶-5% | |
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