Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Scotts Valley, CA Crime Grade
How Scotts Valley grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Scotts Valley, CA was 213.1 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 11,731). That puts Scotts Valley 34% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 49% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Scotts Valley (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Scotts Valley vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 135.9(16) | 287.0(35) | 141.7(17) | 306.0(36) | 213.1(25) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 59.4(7) | 98.4(12) | 25.0(3) | 42.5(5) | 68.2(8) |
| Robbery | 59.4(7) | 24.6(3) | 0.0(0) | 34.0(4) | 25.6(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 17.0(2) | 164.0(20) | 116.7(14) | 229.5(27) | 119.3(14) |
| Property crime | 1579.3(186) | 1393.9(170) | 1234.1(148) | 1623.5(191) | 1577.0(185) |
| Burglary | 509.5(60) | 270.6(33) | 166.8(20) | 76.5(9) | 25.6(3) |
| Larceny | 883.1(104) | 1033.1(126) | 992.2(119) | 1496.0(176) | 1449.2(170) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 178.3(21) | 90.2(11) | 66.7(8) | 34.0(4) | 76.7(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Scotts Valley's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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