The crime rate in Scotts Valley is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 20 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Scotts Valley is 1 in 50. Based on FBI crime data, Scotts Valley is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Scotts Valley has a crime rate that is higher than 57% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Scotts Valley to other communities of similar population, then Scotts Valley crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Scotts Valley does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Scotts Valley does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Scotts Valley.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Scotts Valley occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Scotts Valley; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 355. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Scotts Valley's rate for property crime is 17 per one thousand population. This makes Scotts Valley a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Scotts Valley is one in 58.