Pickens County, GA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

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A crime occurs every 10 hours 11 minutes (on average) in Pickens County.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Pickens County in green. The most dangerous areas in Pickens County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Pickens County, GA Safe?

The A grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much lower than the average US county. Pickens County is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of counties are safer and 86% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pickens County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of vehicle theft in Pickens County is 0.4756 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pickens County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Pickens County may be as high as 1 in 906 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,843 in the southeast part of the county. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Pickens County, GA: about 4 per year. The south part of Pickens County has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Pickens County, remember that the rate of vehicle theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Pickens County residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Pickens County has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Pickens County has 8, have the same problem. Of Pickens County’s 35,801 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Pickens County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.890
Robbery	0.3280
Rape	0.5035
Murder	0.0612
Total Violent Crime	2.782 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.53
Vehicle Theft	0.4756
Burglary	1.611
Arson	0.0806
Total Property Crime	13.69 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2020
Drug Crimes	3.367
Vandalism	3.277
Identity Theft	0.5937
Animal Cruelty	0.1119
Total "Other" Rate	7.551 (B+)

Individual Pickens County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of vehicle theft in Pickens County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pickens County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Gilmer County, GA	B-	B+	C	A+
Dawson County, GA	A-	A+	B+	A-
Cherokee County, GA	A-	A	A-	D+
Forsyth County, GA	A+	A+	A+	C
Lumpkin County, GA	A-	A-	B	A
Gordon County, GA	B-	B+	C	A+
Bartow County, GA	A-	B+	B+	A
Murray County, GA	B+	B+	B	A+
Fannin County, GA	B	B	B-	A+
Hall County, GA	B+	B	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Pickens County is lower versus other counties of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Lassen County, CA	C	D	D	C
Routt County, CO	F	D	D	F
Roscommon County, MI	B-	D+	D+	A-
Ripley County, IN	A+	A+	A+	A-
Rio Arriba County, NM	F	F	F	F
Richmond County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D
Rhea County, TN	C+	C-	C-	C
Randolph County, WV	B+	B+	B+	B-
Randolph County, MO	D+	D	D	D+
Randolph County, IN	B+	B+	B+	A

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Pickens County is safer than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pickens County, GA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Pickens County schools on SchoolGrade

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