Cornelia, GA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Cornelia

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cornelia_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	211	n/a (estimate)	4,986	3,402	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cornelia_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.6	5.3
Rape	3	n/a	70.9	34.0	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	118.4	102.8
Assault	12	n/a	283.6	238.5	248.5
Violent crime	15	n/a (estimate)	354	398	386
Burglary	23	n/a	543.5	614.4	468.9
Theft	168	n/a	3,969.8	2,130.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	5	n/a	118.1	259.9	236.9
Property crime	196	n/a (estimate)	4,631	3,005	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Cornelia, GA. The total number of reported crimes in Cornelia, GA is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Cornelia, GA crime rate is 47% higher than the Georgia average and is 76% higher than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Cornelia, GA has a violent crime rate that is 11% lower than the Georgia average and 8% lower than the national average. For property crime, Cornelia, GA is 54% higher than the Georgia average and 89% higher than the national average.

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The Cornelia crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Cornelia as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Cornelia crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Cornelia is 76% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 13.66 daily crimes that occur in Cornelia.
Cornelia is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States.
In Cornelia you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Cornelia has decreased by 2%.

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Compare Cornelia, GA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Cornelia (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Cornelia, GA is demonstrated in the illustration above. So that direct comparisons can be made, the number of daily crimes for Georgia and on a national level are also posted. As you can see, the daily crimes for Cornelia, GA are 1.47 times more than the Georgia average and 1.76 times more than the national level. Daily violent Crimes in Cornelia, GA are 1.12 times less than than Georgia and 1.09 times less than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Cornelia, GA are 1.54 times more than than Georgia and 1.89 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Cornelia (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Georgia and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Cornelia, GA? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Cornelia, GA has been ranked safer than 37% of other cities in the state of Georgia. In addition, Cornelia, GA is safer than 19% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Georgia and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Cornelia, GA. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Cornelia, GA is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cornelia

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cornelia is 1 in 283

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cornelia is 1 in 22

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cornelia is 1 in 21

Wondering what the chances are that you will be the victim of a crime in Cornelia, GA? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Cornelia, GA you have a 1 in 283 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Cornelia, GA.

Year Over Year Crime In Cornelia (per 100,000 people)

The year over year crime rate for Cornelia, GA is an accurate tool for tracking the rise and fall of crime, and in determining whether living in Cornelia, GA has become a safer or more dangerous place to live. For example, the above graph shows the year over year crime rate for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people. The year over year data displayed in the graph shows that violent crimes have increased by 86% in Cornelia, GA, while property crimes in Cornelia, GA have decreased by 5%. Crimes in total for Cornelia, GA have decreased by 2% year over year.

Cornelia police department

Item	Cornelia	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	19	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.5	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 19 Cornelia police officers. This results in 4.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 13.6% greater than the Georgia average and 38.2% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	19,209	228	222

There are a total of 19,209 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 228 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tallulah Falls, GA	38	0	0	0
Mount Airy, GA	1,231	0	464	464
Alto, GA	1,043	86	429	515
Demorest, GA	1,902	144	814	958
Clermont, GA	1,030	149	1,125	1,274
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	166	1,254	1,420
Homer, GA	1,226	176	1,325	1,501
Cornelia, GA	4,204	354	4,631	4,986

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cottleville, MO	4,205	39	660	699
Woodmore, MD	4,205	175	845	1,020
Pearl River, MS	4,203	252	2,493	2,745
Riverdale, NJ	4,206	113	2,971	3,085
Silverthorne, CO	4,206	135	1,079	1,214
Cornelia, GA	4,204	354	4,631	4,986

Source: The Cornelia, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.