No grade for Scottdale, but its recorded crime is here
Count 8 graded towns in the 10 miles around. Scottdale has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Scottdale alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Clarkston, 2 miles away, at D.
What stands out about safety in Scottdale
Policed by the county
Scottdale is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Scottdale. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Georgia towns with their own police figures are Clarkston (D, 2 mi), Decatur (C, 2 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 5 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Scottdale. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of DeKalb County without police of their own, which include Scottdale.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in DeKalb County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Georgia towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston | D | 2 mi | 6.1 | 21.9 |
| Decatur | C | 2 mi | 1.2 | 21.4 |
| Stone Mountain | C | 5 mi | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| Brookhaven | C− | 6 mi | 3.1 | 22.4 |
| Chamblee | D | 6 mi | 5.8 | 36.6 |
| Doraville | D− | 8 mi | 5.2 | 47.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Scottdale. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Scottdale.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Scottdale’s roads in 2019–2023
Scottdale had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Georgia towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Scottdale’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Scottdale’s own rate (7.6) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Scottdale and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston | D | 6.1 | 21.9 |
| Decatur | C | 1.2 | 21.4 |
| North Decatur | — | — | — |
| Avondale Estates | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Decatur is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Avondale Estates reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Scottdale
Is Scottdale, GA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Scottdale. The nearest Georgia towns with a grade are Clarkston (D, 2 mi), Decatur (C, 2 mi), Stone Mountain (C, 5 mi).
Who polices Scottdale?
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Scottdale is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of DeKalb County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Scottdale.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.