With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Sunman is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 65% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Sunman is one in 154. Compared to communities within Indiana, Sunman‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 52% of the state's cities and towns.

However, when you compare Sunman to other communities of similar population, then Sunman crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Sunman does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Sunman does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sunman.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Sunman has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Sunman's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Sunman; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.