Shelbyville, IN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shelbyville, IN Summary

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

  • There were 378 total crimes committed in Shelbyville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,883.0 total crimes per 100K people in Shelbyville.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelbyville is -18.98% below the national average.
  • Shelbyville ranks #80 safest out of 130 cities in Indiana.
  • Shelbyville ranks #6,290 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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Shelbyville Vs Indiana And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelbyville is 1,883.0 per 100,000 people. That's -18.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.04% lower than the Indiana total crime rate of 2,140.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelbyville
/ 100k People
Indiana
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 378 1,883.0 2,140.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 6.3
Robbery 5 24.9 62.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 63 313.8 253.0 268.2
Violent Crime 72 358.7 357.7 369.8
Burglary 43 214.2 280.4 269.8
Larceny 241 1,200.6 1,274.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 109.6 228.5 282.7
Property Crime 306 1,524.4 1,783.2 1,954.4

Shelbyville Crime Compared To Indiana Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Shelbyville

72
Violent Crimes
358.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Shelbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelbyville is 358.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelbyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 279.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.28% higher than the Indiana violent crime rate of 357.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelbyville

306
Property Crimes
1,524.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 306 property crimes in Shelbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelbyville is 1,524.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shelbyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.51% lower than the Indiana property crime rate of 1,783.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shelbyville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenwood, IN 65,813 1,230 1,868.9 1,796.0 72.9
Franklin, IN 25,714 344 1,337.8 1,256.1 81.7
Greenfield, IN 24,596 320 1,301.0 1,154.7 146.4
Cumberland, IN 6,388 242 3,788.4 3,631.8 156.5
New Whiteland, IN 5,597 21 375.2 339.5 35.7
Whiteland, IN 4,835 42 868.7 868.7 0.0
New Palestine, IN 2,976 10 336.0 235.2 100.8

Shelbyville SnackAbility

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