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Shelby Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

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

Shelby Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault169
Arson5
Burglary148
Larceny and Theft374
Motor Vehicle Theft36
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape6
Robbery22
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)800
Property Crime558
Violent Crime201
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault188
Arson9
Burglary88
Larceny and Theft365
Motor Vehicle Theft52
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape12
Robbery18
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)747
Property Crime505
Violent Crime221

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Shelby Property Crime

Shelby Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Shelby Crime 2025

Shelby Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Shelby Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Shelby Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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