Scituate has a population of 18,385. During the past three years, Scituate saw 519 arrests. For 2014, the Scituate's arrest rate totaled 70.17 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 79.19% makes Scituate lower than the national average of 337.10 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 24 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Scituate also totaled 105 arrests for property crimes during 2014. When compared to Abington and Brockton, Scituate is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Scituate had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2014, Scituate averaged 24 violent crimes and 105 non-violent crimes.
The city of Scituate experienced 197 violent crimes during 2007-2014. Of that total, 11 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 13, and the aggravated assault total was 173.
It is situated in Plymouth county, Massachusetts with a total number of 36 employees - 5 female, 29 male officers and 2 civilians. Scituate PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MA0122400, it belongs to the New England division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.