Scott City, KS Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Scott City, KS Summary

Crime in Scott City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Scott City 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 Scott City:

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Scott City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 609.8 total crimes per 100K people in Scott City.
  • The overall crime rate in Scott City is -73.76% below the national average.
  • Scott City ranks #39 safest out of 169 cities in Kansas.
  • Scott City ranks #2,264 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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Scott City Vs Kansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scott City is 609.8 per 100,000 people. That's -73.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -76.76% lower than the Kansas total crime rate of 2,624.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scott City
/ 100k People
Kansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 609.8 2,624.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 31.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 219.5 346.4 268.2
Violent Crime 9 219.5 425.0 369.8
Burglary 2 48.8 331.4 269.8
Larceny 12 292.7 1,619.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 48.8 248.1 282.7
Property Crime 16 390.2 2,199.1 1,954.4

Scott City Crime Compared To Kansas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Scott City

9
Violent Crimes
219.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Scott City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scott City is 219.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scott City each year. That compares to a 1 in 235.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.36% lower than the Kansas violent crime rate of 425.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scott City

16
Property Crimes
390.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in Scott City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scott City is 390.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 256.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scott City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.25% lower than the Kansas property crime rate of 2,199.1 per 100,000 people.

Scott City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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