Sheldon, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sheldon, IA Summary

Crime in Sheldon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sheldon 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 Sheldon:

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Sheldon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,114.2 total crimes per 100K people in Sheldon.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheldon is -52.06% below the national average.
  • Sheldon ranks #47 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Sheldon ranks #4,115 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.

Additional research about crime in Iowa

Sheldon Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheldon is 1,114.2 per 100,000 people. That's -52.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.34% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheldon
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 1,114.2 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.5 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 204.3 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 17 315.7 303.5 369.8
Burglary 3 55.7 371.1 269.8
Larceny 35 650.0 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 92.9 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 43 798.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Sheldon Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Sheldon

17
Violent Crimes
315.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Sheldon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheldon is 315.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 316.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheldon each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.02% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheldon

43
Property Crimes
798.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Sheldon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheldon is 798.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheldon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.98% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheldon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worthington, MN 13,616 154 1,131.0 874.0 257.1
Spencer, IA 11,440 128 1,118.9 996.5 122.4
Storm Lake, IA 11,274 189 1,676.4 1,321.6 354.8
Brandon, SD 10,914 73 668.9 613.9 55.0
Le Mars, IA 10,564 122 1,154.9 880.3 274.5
Sioux Center, IA 8,340 25 299.8 251.8 48.0
Cherokee, IA 4,800 42 875.0 479.2 395.8
Canton, SD 3,033 46 1,516.7 1,121.0 395.6
Beresford, SD 2,112 36 1,704.5 1,609.8 94.7

Sheldon SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
Enjoy The Snack?