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Scott County, IA Arrest Records

Scott County, IA is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.34 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Polk, Johnson, Pottawattamie, Dallas, Warren counties in Iowa.
Scott County, IA property crime rate is 1.13 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 89 burglary related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 18.35% compared to 2015.

Scott County, IA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Scott County in 2016 increased by 14.48% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 57 to 58 while non-violent crime increased by 18.9% from 164 to 195.

5 Crimes In Scott County, IA in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Burglary 89
Larceny-theft 83
Aggravated assault 51
Motor vehicle theft 23
Revised rape 7

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Scott County increased by 1.75% from 2015 and increased by 45% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 40 to 58. In 2016 violent crime rate in Scott County was 92.83% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.034%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Scott County increased by 18.9% from 2015 and increased by 27.45% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 153 to 195. In 2016 property crime rate in Scott County was 96.02% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.113%.

How Scott stands up against other counties

Scott vs. Johnson

You’ll be in more safety in Scott compared to Johnson county that had 20.48% higher crime rate compared to Scott county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0000 in Johnson county.
Burglary rates of 0.5160 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3753 in Johnson county.

Scott vs. Linn

You’ll be in more safety in Scott compared to Linn county that had 4.87% higher crime rate compared to Scott county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.2957 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0677 in Linn county.
Burglary rates of 0.5160 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.7038 in Linn county.

Names with the most arrests in Scott

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Scott, Iowa, the most crimes, that's 34.31% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Scott County is 0.96% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.4 daily crimes that occur in Scott County.
  • Scott, IA is safer than Johnson.
  • In Scott County you have a 1 in 682 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Scott, IA have increased by 14.48%.

Scott Police Departments

Cities in Scott County

Names in Scott County