Scotts Valley, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Scotts Valley, CA Summary

Crime in Scotts Valley research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Scotts Valley over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Scotts Valley:

  • There were 203 total crimes committed in Scotts Valley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,664.5 total crimes per 100K people in Scotts Valley.
  • The overall crime rate in Scotts Valley is -28.38% below the national average.
  • Scotts Valley ranks #125 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Scotts Valley ranks #5,773 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Scotts Valley Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scotts Valley is 1,664.5 per 100,000 people. That's -28.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.51% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scotts Valley
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 203 1,664.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 3 24.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 164.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 34 278.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 33 270.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 125 1,024.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 90.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 169 1,385.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Scotts Valley Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Scotts Valley

34
Violent Crimes
278.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Scotts Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scotts Valley is 278.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 358.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scotts Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.93% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scotts Valley

169
Property Crimes
1,385.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 169 property crimes in Scotts Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scotts Valley is 1,385.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scotts Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.22% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Scotts Valley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Jose, CA 956,814 30,409 3,178.2 2,650.8 527.4
Burbank, CA 103,516 3,140 3,033.3 2,723.3 310.1
Santa Cruz, CA 61,650 2,673 4,335.8 3,610.7 725.1
Cupertino, CA 56,950 824 1,446.9 1,331.0 115.9
Campbell, CA 41,605 1,424 3,422.7 3,069.3 353.3
Los Gatos, CA 31,640 632 1,997.5 1,826.8 170.7
Saratoga, CA 29,306 251 856.5 815.5 40.9

Scotts Valley SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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