Report: More murders, less violent crime statewide in 2018

Law enforcement concerned with 2019 report as Sumter’s homicides doubled

BY SHELBIE GOULDING
shelbie@theitem.com
Posted 11/7/19

In a 2018 crime report analyzed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the state's overall murder rate increased while violent and property crimes decreased from 2017.

With the report, Sumter's law enforcement agencies are concerned with …

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