Shelton, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Shelton, WA 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Shelton:

  • There were 314 total crimes committed in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,872.0 total crimes per 100K people in Shelton.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelton is 35.52% above the national average.
  • Shelton ranks #122 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Shelton ranks #8,471 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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Shelton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelton is 2,872.0 per 100,000 people. That's 35.52% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.85% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 314 2,872.0 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 9 82.3 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 29 265.3 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 52 475.6 326.1 359.0
Burglary 44 402.5 398.8 229.0
Larceny 183 1,673.8 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 35 320.1 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 262 2,396.4 2,466.5 1,760.0

Shelton Crime Compared To Washington Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Shelton

52
Violent Crimes
475.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
32.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelton is 475.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 32.49% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.86% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelton

262
Property Crimes
2,396.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 262 property crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelton is 2,396.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.7 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 36.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.84% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 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
Olympia, WA 55,775 2,231 4,000.0 3,435.2 564.8
Bremerton, WA 46,079 1,497 3,248.8 2,814.7 434.0
Centralia, WA 18,919 569 3,007.6 2,738.0 269.6
Port Orchard, WA 18,806 618 3,286.2 2,898.0 388.2
Aberdeen, WA 17,010 569 3,345.1 2,974.7 370.4
Gig Harbor, WA 12,785 405 3,167.8 2,964.4 203.4
Fife, WA 10,612 736 6,935.5 5,917.8 1,017.7
Hoquiam, WA 8,791 165 1,876.9 1,672.2 204.8
Chehalis, WA 7,603 327 4,300.9 3,919.5 381.4

Shelton SnackAbility

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