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North Carolina
Shelby
Shelby crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Shelby for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Shelby in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 166.85% and the city property crime rate in Shelby was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 58.13%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Shelby was higher than the
violent crime rate in North Carolina
by 164.66% and the city property crime rate in Shelby was higher than the
property crime rate in North Carolina
by 36.36%.
Property and Violent Crime
Shelby Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
169
Arson
5
Burglary
148
Larceny and Theft
374
Motor Vehicle Theft
36
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
6
Robbery
22
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
800
Property Crime
558
Violent Crime
201
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
188
Arson
9
Burglary
88
Larceny and Theft
365
Motor Vehicle Theft
52
Murder and Manslaughter
3
Rape
12
Robbery
18
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
747
Property Crime
505
Violent Crime
221
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Shelby, North Carolina 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 Shelby crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 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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