Pelham, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pelham, GA Summary

Crime in Pelham research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pelham 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 Pelham:

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Pelham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,662.7 total crimes per 100K people in Pelham.
  • The overall crime rate in Pelham is 14.57% above the national average.
  • Pelham ranks #157 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Pelham ranks #7,707 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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Pelham Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pelham is 2,662.7 per 100,000 people. That's 14.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.60% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pelham
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 2,662.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 29.6 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 236.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 9 266.3 400.1 369.8
Burglary 11 325.4 290.7 269.8
Larceny 61 1,804.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 266.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 81 2,396.4 2,007.4 1,954.4

Pelham Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Pelham

9
Violent Crimes
266.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Pelham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pelham is 266.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 375.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pelham each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.45% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pelham

81
Property Crimes
2,396.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Pelham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pelham is 2,396.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pelham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.62% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.38% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pelham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tallahassee, FL 196,012 7,302 3,725.3 2,951.9 773.4
Albany, GA 68,613 748 1,090.2 756.4 333.8
Thomasville, GA 18,836 819 4,348.1 3,918.0 430.0
Moultrie, GA 14,454 788 5,451.8 4,614.6 837.1
Cairo, GA 9,864 264 2,676.4 2,321.6 354.8
Sylvester, GA 5,488 86 1,567.1 1,330.2 236.9
Blakely, GA 5,139 184 3,580.5 2,023.7 1,556.7
Camilla, GA 5,001 111 2,219.6 1,999.6 220.0

Pelham SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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