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1%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
22%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
8%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
IndexNelson/100k peopleNew Brunswick/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,200 (estimate)4,9504,223
Violent crime1,276 (estimate)1,5041,042
Property crime2,924 (estimate)3,4463,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticNelsonNew BrunswickNational
Total incidentsn/a52,8542,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a6,7635,856
Change in 100k raten/a0.2%-9.8%
All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticNelsonNew BrunswickNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,6261,709
Youths (12-17)n/a1,2621,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,6531,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticNelsonNew BrunswickNational
Clearance raten/a3037
Clearance rate changen/a-10.1%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a5658
Clearance rate propertyn/a2127
More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Nelson crime rates are 1% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Nelson are 22% higher than the national average
    • In Nelson you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Nelson is safer than 47% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Nelson has n/a

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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 79
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Nelson is 1 in 35
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Nelson is 1 in 24

        Year Over Year Crime In Nelson

        StatisticNelsonNew BrunswickNational
        Totaln/a3.2%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-4.2%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a6.2%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

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        Rogersville, NB1,1018772,0082,885
        Chatham, NB5181,2242,8054,029
        Derby, NB9781,3052,9904,294
        Glenelg, NB1,5571,3463,0854,432
        Big Hole Tract 8 (South Half), NB591,4783,3864,864
        Acadieville, NB6991,4943,4224,916
        Eel Ground 2, NB6071,5493,5485,097
        Nelson, NB9791,2762,9244,200

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Hartland, NB9791,3453,0824,427
        Plaster Rock, NB9791,5893,6425,231
        Churchill, MB9802,0185,3027,320
        Miscouche, PE9787092,6313,340
        Derby, NB9781,3052,9904,294
        Nelson, NB9791,2762,9244,200
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.