Shelby, IA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Shelby

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Shelby_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,805 (estimate)	2,419	2,745
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Shelby_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.2	41.7
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.8	98.0
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	211.0	248.9
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	340 (estimate)	293	383
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	479.3	430.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,468.6	1,694.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	177.4	237.4
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,465 (estimate)	2,125	2,362

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The Shelby crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Shelby as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Shelby crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Shelby is 2% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.68 daily crimes that occur in Shelby.
Shelby is safer than 35% of the cities in the United States.
In Shelby you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Shelby has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Shelby (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Shelby (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Shelby

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Shelby is 1 in 295

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Shelby is 1 in 41

The chance of being a victim of crime in Shelby is 1 in 36

Year Over Year Crime In Shelby (per 100,000 people)

Shelby police department

Item	Shelby	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Harlan, IA	5,008	163	102	265
Avoca, IA	1,478	111	803	914
Oakland, IA	1,544	116	841	957
Bentley, IA	107	175	1,270	1,445
Underwood, IA	808	247	1,792	2,039
McClelland, IA	176	270	1,959	2,229
Minden, IA	634	324	2,352	2,677
Shelby, IA	654	340	2,465	2,805

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Burke, TX	654	570	3,330	3,901
Irvona, PA	654	467	2,460	2,927
May Creek, WA	655	300	3,136	3,436
Waverly, KS	653	531	3,601	4,131
McAdenville, NC	653	371	2,596	2,967
Shelby, IA	654	340	2,465	2,805

Source: The Shelby, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.