Shelby, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Shelby, OH Summary

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

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Shelby in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,404.6 total crimes per 100K people in Shelby.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelby is -33.72% below the national average.
  • Shelby ranks #240 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Shelby ranks #5,775 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Shelby Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelby is 1,404.6 per 100,000 people. That's -33.72% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -23.86% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelby
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 1,404.6 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 194.5 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 25 270.1 293.7 359.0
Burglary 16 172.9 206.0 229.0
Larceny 88 950.8 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 10.8 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 105 1,134.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Shelby Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Shelby

25
Violent Crimes
270.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Shelby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelby is 270.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelby each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.76% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.02% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelby

105
Property Crimes
1,134.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 property crimes in Shelby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelby is 1,134.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shelby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.86% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shelby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, OH 48,034 1,639 3,412.2 3,045.8 366.4
Ashland, OH 18,552 295 1,590.1 1,417.6 172.5
Bucyrus, OH 11,495 171 1,487.6 1,374.5 113.1
Galion, OH 10,243 79 771.3 527.2 244.1
Ontario, OH 6,650 240 3,609.0 3,458.6 150.4
Willard, OH 5,964 73 1,224.0 1,156.9 67.1

Shelby SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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