Scott, LA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Scott, LA Summary

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

  • There were 262 total crimes committed in Scott the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,012.9 total crimes per 100K people in Scott.
  • The overall crime rate in Scott is 29.63% above the national average.
  • Scott ranks #62 safest out of 110 cities in Louisiana.
  • Scott ranks #8,146 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 Vs Louisiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scott is 3,012.9 per 100,000 people. That's 29.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.50% lower than the Louisiana total crime rate of 3,523.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scott
/ 100k People
Louisiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 262 3,012.9 3,523.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 15.8 6.3
Robbery 1 11.5 80.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 69.0 497.0 268.2
Violent Crime 8 92.0 639.4 369.8
Burglary 52 598.0 510.1 269.8
Larceny 188 2,161.9 2,107.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 161.0 266.9 282.7
Property Crime 254 2,920.9 2,884.4 1,954.4

Scott Crime Compared To Louisiana Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Scott

8
Violent Crimes
92.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Scott in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scott is 92.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,087.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scott each year. That compares to a 1 in 156.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.61% lower than the Louisiana violent crime rate of 639.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scott

254
Property Crimes
2,920.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Scott in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scott is 2,920.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scott each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 49.45% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.27% higher than the Louisiana property crime rate of 2,884.4 per 100,000 people.

Scott SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
5
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