Shelton, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shelton, CT Summary

Crime in Shelton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Shelton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Shelton:

  • There were 408 total crimes committed in Shelton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 967.1 total crimes per 100K people in Shelton.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelton is -58.39% below the national average.
  • Shelton ranks #35 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Shelton ranks #3,608 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Shelton Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelton is 967.1 per 100,000 people. That's -58.39% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.63% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelton
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 408 967.1 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.4 3.9 6.3
Robbery 5 11.9 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 21.3 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 21 49.8 181.6 369.8
Burglary 61 144.6 187.1 269.8
Larceny 255 604.4 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 71 168.3 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 387 917.3 1,565.1 1,954.4

Shelton Crime Compared To Connecticut Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Connecticut.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Shelton

21
Violent Crimes
49.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelton is 49.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,009.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.59% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelton

387
Property Crimes
917.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 387 property crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelton is 917.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.39% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shelton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bridgeport, CT 148,395 2,449 1,650.3 1,242.0 408.4
New Haven, CT 136,205 4,980 3,656.3 3,101.2 555.0
West Haven, CT 55,133 1,209 2,192.9 2,071.4 121.5
Milford, CT 52,694 1,277 2,423.4 2,341.8 81.6
Stratford, CT 52,320 1,032 1,972.5 1,859.7 112.8
Trumbull, CT 37,192 721 1,938.6 1,879.4 59.2
East Haven, CT 27,725 769 2,773.7 2,600.5 173.1
Westport, CT 27,484 448 1,630.0 1,615.5 14.6
Ridgefield, CT 25,048 35 139.7 139.7 0.0
North Haven, CT 24,119 727 3,014.2 2,939.6 74.6

Shelton SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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