Shelby, IA Crime Rates & Statistics

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)	2,757 (estimate)	2,377	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Shelby_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	2.3	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	39.8	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.6	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	212.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	338 (estimate)	291	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	479.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,447.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	159.0	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,420 (estimate)	2,086	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Shelby is 3% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.55 daily crimes that occur in Shelby.
Shelby is safer than 32% of the cities in the United States.
In Shelby you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Shelby has decreased by 2%.

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Compare Shelby, IA Crime To Other Cities

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 297

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Shelby is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Shelby is 1 in 37

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}
Avoca, IA	1,478	110	788	898
Oakland, IA	1,544	115	826	941
Bentley, IA	107	174	1,246	1,420
Underwood, IA	808	245	1,759	2,004
McClelland, IA	176	268	1,923	2,191
Harlan, IA	5,008	282	2,021	2,303
Minden, IA	634	322	2,309	2,631
Shelby, IA	654	338	2,420	2,757

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Burke, TX	654	564	3,586	4,150
Irvona, PA	654	471	2,600	3,071
Moulton, IA	653	439	3,146	3,584
Sandy Hook, KY	655	299	2,824	3,123
McAdenville, NC	653	379	2,793	3,172
Shelby, IA	654	338	2,420	2,757

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.