Scottsboro, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Scottsboro in green. The most dangerous areas in Scottsboro are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Scottsboro, GA Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Scottsboro is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Scottsboro's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Scottsboro is 0.1029 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Scottsboro generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Scottsboro may be as high as 1 in 9,446 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,393 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Scottsboro, GA: about 0 per year. The south part of Scottsboro has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Scottsboro's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Scottsboro to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Scottsboro is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Scottsboro, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Scottsboro about $124,524 in 2025, or roughly $193 per resident. This is part of Scottsboro's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Scottsboro, including every crime type and how Scottsboro compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Scottsboro's crime maps on the Scottsboro overall crime page.

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Individual Scottsboro Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Scottsboro is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Scottsboro.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hardwick, GA	D+	F	D+	D-
Milledgeville, GA	D+	D	D	D
Ivey, GA	B	D+	B	B-
Gordon, GA	B	D	B	C
McIntyre, GA	B-	D-	B-	C-
Browns Crossing, GA	B	B-	B-	B-
Goat Town, GA	B	A+	C+	D+
Irwinton, GA	D	F	D	D
Toomsboro, GA	B+	D-	A-	D
Haddock, GA	B	B+	B-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Scottsboro is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cedar Vale, KS	D-	D	D	C-
Uniontown, KS	D	D-	D-	A-
Union Crossroads, SC	F	D-	D-	D-
Crucible, PA	B	B	B	F
Crescent, WI	B-	B	B	C-
Coalmont, IN	B+	B+	B+	C+
Clifty, TN	C-	D+	D+	D+
Clearview City, KS	D-	C+	C+	D
Chloe, WV	A-	B	B	A
Center Hill, AR	B	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Scottsboro, GA average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Scottsboro schools on SchoolGrade

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