The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Elm, GA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$364,831

Cost of Crime™ for New Elm, GA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,202 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Elm with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is New Elm, GA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Elm's combined rate is much higher than the norm. New Elm sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only New Elm's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Elm is 42.52 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 83 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of New Elm, GA report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Elm, GA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Elm for 2025 is $364,831, about $427 per resident and $1,202 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Elm Compared to Other Cities?

New Elm, GA:	$427
Hapeville, GA:	$1576
Kathleen, GA:	$174
Georgia:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Elm is $427 per year, which is $37 less than the national average and $22 less than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Elm:

In Hapeville, GA, crime costs $1,576 per person, which is $1,149 more than in New Elm.
In Kathleen, GA, crime costs $174 per person, which is $253 less than in New Elm

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of New Elm for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to New Elm	Cost per New Elm Resident
Murder	$110,076	$129
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19,205	$22
Robbery	$8,254	$10
Assault	$8,807	$10
Kidnapping	$10,345	$12
Vehicle Theft	$4,792	$6
Burglary	$11,896	$14
Theft	$131,722	$154
Arson	$1,721	$2
Vandalism	$48,218	$56
Animal Cruelty	$454	$1
Drug Crimes	$8,206	$10
Identity Theft	$1,135	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$364,831	$427

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Elm, GA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in New Elm totals $826,594 ($968 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,191,425 ($1,395 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of New Elm's 854 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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New Elm Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 New Elm residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3591
Robbery	0.3073
Rape	0.3709
Murder	0.0686
Total Violent Crime	1.106 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	29.78
Vehicle Theft	0.3623
Burglary	1.536
Arson	0.0835
Total Property Crime	31.76 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1998
Drug Crimes	1.299
Vandalism	7.903
Identity Theft	0.1718
Animal Cruelty	0.0718
Total "Other" Rate	9.646 (C-)

Individual New Elm Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Elm is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Elm.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Schley, GA	C+	C	C
Doerun, GA	C	C-	C-
Minnesota, GA	C+	D	C-
Crosland, GA	B	C+	C+
Norman Park, GA	B-	B-	C+
Sigsbee, GA	C-	C+	D
Moultrie, GA	C-	C-	D+
South Moultrie, GA	A+	A+	A+
Funston, GA	B-	D+	B-
Ticknor, GA	A-	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Elm is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whitesville, GA	B-	B	B
Brush Creek, TN	C+	C	C
Buie, NC	D	C-	C-
Burghill, OH	C-	C+	C+
Burnside, MS	A	A+	A+
Bussey, IA	B+	A-	A-
Cabin Creek, WV	D-	D-	D-
Camargo, IL	A-	B	B
Canaan Center, NH	B+	A	A
West Topsham, VT	A+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, New Elm is less safe than the Georgia state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Elm, GA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Elm schools on SchoolGrade

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