The crime rate in Hartwell is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 26 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Hartwell is 1 in 39. Based on FBI crime data, Hartwell is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Georgia, Hartwell has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 4,701, Hartwell has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Hartwell does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Hartwell.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hartwell does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hartwell.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Hartwell occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Hartwell; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 247. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Hartwell experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Hartwell's rate for property crime is 21 per one thousand population. This makes Hartwell a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Hartwell is one in 47.