Scotland, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 76%

Violent crime 45%

Property crime 82%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Scotland_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,388 (estimate)	2,717	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.2	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.5	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	75.0	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	232.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	551 (estimate)	341	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	372.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,779.8	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	223.9	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,837 (estimate)	2,376	2,110

Key findings

Scotland crime rates are 76% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Scotland are 45% higher than the national average
In Scotland you have a 1 in 23 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Scotland is safer than 11% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Scotland has decreased by 6%

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The Scotland crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Scotland as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Scotland crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Scotland

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Scotland is 1 in 182

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Scotland is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Scotland is 1 in 23

Year Over Year Crime In Scotland (per 100,000 people)

Scotland police department

Item	Scotland	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.0	3.3

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lumber City, GA	1,271	0	722	722
Mount Vernon, GA	2,311	193	1,346	1,539
Alamo, GA	3,376	260	1,810	2,070
Ailey, GA	610	450	3,134	3,584
McRae-Helena, GA	8,763	479	3,335	3,813
Milan, GA	732	520	3,622	4,141
Chauncey, GA	336	543	3,786	4,330
Scotland, GA	392	551	3,837	4,388

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Drake, ND	392	420	2,914	3,334
Quimby, IA	392	403	2,617	3,020
Crestview, KY	392	206	1,799	2,005
Georgetown, LA	392	0	0	0
Fredonia, AL	392	505	2,640	3,144
Scotland, GA	392	551	3,837	4,388

Source: The Scotland, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.