The city of Nome, with a total population of 3,829, experienced 265 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 224.60 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 29.05% difference making Nome lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 59 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Nome also handled 27 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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The city of Nome experienced a higher rate of violent crime. During 2017, Nome totaled 59 violent crimes and 27 non-violent crimes.
During 2010-2017, Nome experienced 311 violent crimes. Of those, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 32 were for legacy rape, 6 were for robbery, and 272 were for aggravated assault.