Nelsonville, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nelsonville, OH Summary

Crime in Nelsonville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Nelsonville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Nelsonville:

  • There were 83 total crimes committed in Nelsonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,827.4 total crimes per 100K people in Nelsonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Nelsonville is -21.38% below the national average.
  • Nelsonville ranks #297 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Nelsonville ranks #6,146 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Nelsonville Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nelsonville is 1,827.4 per 100,000 people. That's -21.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.36% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nelsonville
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 83 1,827.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 22.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 22.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 176.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 11 242.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 20 440.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 48 1,056.8 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 88.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 72 1,585.2 1,850.3 1,954.4

Nelsonville Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Nelsonville

11
Violent Crimes
242.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Nelsonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nelsonville is 242.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 412.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nelsonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.56% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nelsonville

72
Property Crimes
1,585.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Nelsonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nelsonville is 1,585.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nelsonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.89% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.33% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nelsonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murray, UT 48,884 2,645 5,410.8 5,052.8 358.0
Reynoldsburg, OH 38,600 1,087 2,816.1 2,461.1 354.9
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Pickerington, OH 24,647 255 1,034.6 937.2 97.4
Athens, OH 24,220 585 2,415.4 2,246.1 169.3
Pataskala, OH 18,283 132 722.0 645.4 76.6
Groveport, OH 5,820 119 2,044.7 1,838.5 206.2
Granville, OH 5,741 34 592.2 522.6 69.7
Glouster, OH 1,796 33 1,837.4 1,670.4 167.0

Nelsonville SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8
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