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The Sumter Police Department was established in 1907 and is located at 107 East Hampton Avenue in Sumter, South Carolina. It employed approximately 82 people as of 2012 and serves a population of over 257556 people.

Every day, information about Sumter Police inmates is updated and made available on the official website. Offenders are held here for a short period of time before being transferred to the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, located at 1250 Winkles Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

The Sumter City Jail, located at 107 East Hampton Avenue in Sumter, South Carolina, is a holding facility for the Sumter Police Department.

Sumter is the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina. The city has a total area of 32.83 square miles, according to the United States Census Bureau (85.02 km2). In 2019, the population of Sumter was approximately 40,524 people.

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Visitation Rules

In the Sumter City Jail, there will be no visits.

You will have to wait until arrestees are transferred to the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, which is located at 1250 Winkles Road in Sumter, SC. To make prior arrangements, call the jail administration at 803-436-2340.

Phone Calls

All offenders are not permitted to accept incoming calls. Please wait for the offender to contact you. All calls are timed out after 15 minutes. Please keep in mind that all calls will be monitored by a Sumter Jail employee.

The Sumter Police Department has 116 full-time police officers serving a population of approximately 45,000 people.

Russell Roark, Chief of Police
Sumter Police Department
335 N Lafayette Dr,
P.O. Box 1119
Sumter, SC 29151
Phone: (803) 436-2739 (Chief)
Information: (803) 436-2770
Fax: (803) 436-2084
Warrants: (803) 436-2714/16
Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday – Friday

Police Records Request in Sumter, South Carolina

The City Manager’s Office can provide public records. Requests for public records can be made by filling out and submitting the FOIA Records Request Form provided by the City. The completed application must be delivered, mailed, or faxed to the City Manager’s office during regular business hours, excluding legal holidays.

Sumter, SC has a 2019 crime rate of 499, which is 1.8 times higher than the national average. It was higher than in 95.7% of American cities. The crime rate in Sumter increased by 9% in 2019 compared to 2018. The number of homicides was eight, an increase of four from 2018. Sumter has seen an increase in violent crime while decreasing in property crime over the last five years.

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 154 (109 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 2.76
South Carolina average: 2.24

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