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Scott County, TN Arrest Records

Scott County, TN is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.69 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Shelby, Sullivan, Hamilton, Rutherford, Washington counties in Tennessee.
Scott County, TN property crime rate is 7.93 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 76 burglary related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 2.56% compared to 2015.

Scott County, TN Crime Rate

Total arrests in Scott County in 2016 decreased by 14.23% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 49 to 37 while non-violent crime decreased by 11.68% from 197 to 174.

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

Crime Arrests
Burglary 76
Larceny-theft 74
Aggravated assault 34
Motor vehicle theft 24
Revised rape 2

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Scott County decreased by 24.49% from 2015 and increased by 37.04% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 27 to 37. In 2016 violent crime rate in Scott County was 64.07% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.169%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Scott County decreased by 11.68% from 2015 and decreased by 64.99% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 497 to 174. In 2016 property crime rate in Scott County was 72.11% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.793%.

How Scott stands up against other counties

Scott vs. Overton

You’ll be in more safety in Scott compared to Overton county that had 9.91% higher crime rate compared to Scott county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.5492 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.7709 in Overton county.
Arson rates of 0.0911 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.1360 in Overton county.

Scott vs. Morgan

You’ll be in more safety in Scott compared to Morgan county that had 84.83% higher crime rate compared to Scott county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0911 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.1392 in Morgan county.
Burglary rates of 3.4629 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 5.6138 in Morgan county.

Names with the most arrests in Scott

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Scott, Tennessee, the most crimes, that's 46.5% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 41-50.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Scott County is 0.71% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.63 daily crimes that occur in Scott County.
  • Scott, TN is safer than Overton.
  • In Scott County you have a 1 in 104 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Scott, TN have decreased by 14.23%.

Scott Police Departments

Cities in Scott County

Names in Scott County