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Nelson, GA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Nelson crime rate is much lower than the Georgia average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #27

Nelson, GA	301.12
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Nelson, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Nelson, GA	Count	0	NA	0	1	3	6	1	NA
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	75.7	227.1	454.2	75.7	NA	341
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Nelson, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	373.7	299.0	0.0	0.0	262
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557

Hate Crime Index

Nelson, GA		-0.33
Georgia		7.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Nelson, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Nelson, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2012	Nelson, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Nelson, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Nelson, GA	0.62
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Nelson, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Nelson, GA	Count	1	1	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	74.7	74.7	0.0	0.75
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2009	Nelson, GA	Count	1	1	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	103.7	103.7	0.0	1.04
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Nelson, GA	Count	1	1	0
	Nelson, GA	Per 100,000	107.0	107.0	0.0	1.07
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2006	Nelson, GA	Count	1	1	0