Theft per Capita in Nelson
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Nelson residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Nelson residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Nelson is about 1 in 50.
Theft costs the average Nelson resident about $103 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Nelson in green. The most dangerous areas in Nelson are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Nelson is in the 29th percentile for safety, meaning 71% of neighborhoods are safer and 29% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Nelson's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of theft in Nelson is 19.94 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Nelson generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Nelson may be as high as 1 in 33 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 100 in the east part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Nelson, Muskegon, MI: about 14 per year. The southwest part of Nelson has fewer cases of theft with only 4 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Nelson to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Nelson, Muskegon, MI: | 19.94 |
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| Michigan: | 9.932 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Nelson is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Nelson about $411,851 in 2025, or roughly $103 per resident. This is part of Nelson's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Nelson, including every crime type and how Nelson compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Nelson's crime maps on the Nelson overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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D- | D | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | B+ | A+ | A | |
C- | D | C | C- | |
B- | D+ | B | B | |
D+ | D- | C- | D+ | |
B+ | C- | A- | B+ | |
C- | D- | C+ | C | |
D+ | F | C | C | |
C- | D- | C+ | C |
Nelson is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | C- | C- | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | C | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | C- | C- | A- | |
F | D- | D- | F | |
C+ | D- | D- | C | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C- | |
F | D+ | D+ | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Nelson, Muskegon, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Nelson schools on SchoolGrade
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