Editing Sumter, South Carolina (section)

==Government and law==
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Sumter
|year= 2022
|homicide= 14.0
|rape= 23.4
|robbery= 56.1
|aggravated_assault= 790.5
|violent_crime= 884.1
|burglary= 432.7
|larceny_theft= 2,561.0
|motor_vehicle_theft= 261.9
|arson= 11.7
|property_crime= 3,267.3
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2022 population: 42,757
}}

Sumter adopted the [[council–manager]] form of government on June 11, 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/SC/Towns/Sumter_SC.html|title=Sumter, South Carolina}}</ref>  The [[city council]] appoints a [[city manager]] to serve as chief administrative officer to run the day-to-day business of the city. This individual serves at the pleasure of the council. A [[mayor]] is elected to serve as the chairman of the city council; both the mayor and the councilmen serve four-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-03 |title=Mayor and Council |url=https://www.sumtersc.gov/council |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=City of Sumter, SC |language=en}}</ref>

Six councilmen, who are not subject to [[term limit]]s, are elected by ward, whereas the mayor is elected at-large. Sumter City Council is responsible for making policies and enacting laws, rules, and regulations to provide for future community and economic growth. The council is also responsible for providing the necessary support for the orderly and efficient operation of city services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sumtersc.gov/governments.aspx |title=Sumter South Carolina |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514071821/http://www.sumtersc.gov/governments.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Martha Priscilla Shaw]], who was Sumter's first female mayor from 1952 to 1956, was also the first woman to serve as a mayor in South Carolina.<ref name=mpshawcollection>{{cite news|title=Martha Priscilla Shaw Collection |url=http://www.sumtercountymuseum.org/research/shaw.htm |work=Sumter County Museum |date=March 1999 |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717212224/http://www.sumtercountymuseum.org/research/shaw.htm |archive-date=2008-07-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref>