Nelson, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 63%

Violent crime 63%

Property crime 63%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Nelson_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	861 (estimate)	2,408	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.8	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.9	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	65.5	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	293.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	143 (estimate)	400	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,478.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.2	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	718 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

Nelson crime rates are 63% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Nelson are 63% lower than the national average
In Nelson you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Nelson is safer than 72% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Nelson has decreased by 11%

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Daily Crime In Nelson (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Nelson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Nelson is 1 in 699

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Nelson is 1 in 140

The chance of being a victim of crime in Nelson is 1 in 117

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

Nelson police department

Item	Nelson	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	0.7	4.0	3.3

There are a total of 1 Nelson police officers. This results in 0.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 81.1% less than the Georgia average and 77% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ball Ground, GA	1,831	41	373	414
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	168	842	1,010
Holly Springs, GA	10,351	289	1,448	1,737
Cumming, GA	5,740	314	1,573	1,887
Canton, GA	25,022	424	2,127	2,551
Talking Rock, GA	85	497	2,492	2,989
Waleska, GA	675	525	2,632	3,157
Nelson, GA	1,470	143	718	861

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
North Grosvenor Dale, CT	1,470	89	767	856
Chatham, NY	1,470	153	593	746
Kings Mills, OH	1,470	64	381	445
Helena, OK	1,470	243	1,434	1,677
Tennessee Ridge, TN	1,470	308	1,142	1,450
Nelson, GA	1,470	143	718	861

Source: The Nelson, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.