Shelby, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Shelby:

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Shelby the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,472.6 total crimes per 100K people in Shelby.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelby is -36.64% below the national average.
  • Shelby ranks #256 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Shelby ranks #5,232 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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Shelby Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelby is 1,472.6 per 100,000 people. That's -36.64% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.79% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelby
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 1,472.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 107.5 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 13 139.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 15 161.2 318.8 269.8
Larceny 106 1,139.4 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 32.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 124 1,332.9 1,850.3 1,954.4

Shelby Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Shelby

13
Violent Crimes
139.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Shelby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelby is 139.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 715.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelby each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.74% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelby

124
Property Crimes
1,332.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 property crimes in Shelby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelby is 1,332.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.0 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 -31.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.96% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 47,845 1,758 3,674.4 3,195.7 478.6
Ashland, OH 19,193 283 1,474.5 1,354.7 119.8
Bucyrus, OH 11,571 246 2,126.0 1,832.2 293.8
Galion, OH 10,338 115 1,112.4 957.6 154.8
Ontario, OH 6,089 202 3,317.5 3,251.8 65.7
Willard, OH 5,964 73 1,224.0 1,156.9 67.1
Lexington, OH 4,863 2 41.1 20.6 20.6
Crestline, OH 4,466 37 828.5 671.7 156.7

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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