Shelbyville, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shelbyville, TN 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 620 total crimes committed in Shelbyville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,566.2 total crimes per 100K people in Shelbyville.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelbyville is 10.41% above the national average.
  • Shelbyville ranks #178 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Shelbyville ranks #7,580 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 Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelbyville is 2,566.2 per 100,000 people. That's 10.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.93% lower than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelbyville
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 620 2,566.2 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 8.3 9.6 6.3
Robbery 4 16.6 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 438.7 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 136 562.9 672.7 369.8
Burglary 81 335.3 384.5 269.8
Larceny 334 1,382.5 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 69 285.6 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 484 2,003.3 2,492.8 1,954.4

Shelbyville Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Shelbyville

136
Violent Crimes
562.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
52.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 136 violent crimes in Shelbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelbyville is 562.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelbyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 52.22% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.32% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelbyville

484
Property Crimes
2,003.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 484 property crimes in Shelbyville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelbyville is 2,003.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.9 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 2.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.64% lower than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 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
Murfreesboro, TN 161,810 4,242 2,621.6 2,110.5 511.1
Franklin, TN 87,081 1,069 1,227.6 1,032.4 195.2
Smyrna, TN 57,595 1,245 2,161.6 1,896.0 265.6
Spring Hill, TN 56,232 519 923.0 818.0 104.9
Brentwood, TN 45,581 415 910.5 842.5 68.0
Lebanon, TN 43,321 908 2,096.0 1,643.5 452.4
Mount Juliet, TN 40,233 421 1,046.4 939.5 106.9
La Vergne, TN 39,424 707 1,793.3 1,412.8 380.5
Tullahoma, TN 20,948 567 2,706.7 2,205.5 501.2
Nolensville, TN 16,990 71 417.9 329.6 88.3

Shelbyville SnackAbility

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