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Shelton Crime Rate Report (Connecticut)

Shelton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Shelton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Shelton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 90.14% and the city property crime rate in Shelton was lower than the national property crime rate average by 57.6%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Shelton was lower than the violent crime rate in Connecticut by 70.52% and the city property crime rate in Shelton was lower than the property crime rate in Connecticut by 43.21%.

Property and Violent Crime
Shelton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Shelton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Shelton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault6
Arson0
Burglary9
Larceny and Theft225
Motor Vehicle Theft48
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)302
Property Crime282
Violent Crime14
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault6
Arson0
Burglary3
Larceny and Theft213
Motor Vehicle Theft58
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)295
Property Crime275
Violent Crime15

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Shelton Property Crime

Shelton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Shelton Crime 2025

Shelton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Shelton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Shelton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Shelton, Connecticut crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Shelton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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