Shallow Water School · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Shallow Water is Scott City, 7 miles away
Within 10 miles, Scott City is the one town with a Safety Grade. Shallow Water has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Scott County. The Scott 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 Shallow Water alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Shallow Water
Policed by the county
Shallow Water is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Scott County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Scott County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Shallow Water. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Kansas towns with their own police figures are Scott City (B, 7 mi), Garden City (C−, 28 mi), Ulysses (A, 60 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Shallow Water. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Scott County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Scott County without police of their own, which include Shallow Water.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Scott 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 Kansas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City | B | 7 mi | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Garden City | C− | 28 mi | 5.2 | 21.1 |
| Ulysses | A | 60 mi | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Dodge City | C+ | 64 mi | 2.7 | 11.0 |
| Goodland | C+ | 80 mi | 2.7 | 11.3 |
| Liberal | C+ | 92 mi | 2.8 | 10.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Shallow Water. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Shallow Water.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Shallow Water and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Shallow Water
Is Shallow Water, KS safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Shallow Water. The nearest Kansas towns with a grade are Scott City (B, 7 mi), Garden City (C−, 28 mi), Ulysses (A, 60 mi).
Who polices Shallow Water?
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Shallow Water is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Scott County without police of their own.
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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.