Shelton, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 443 total crimes committed in Shelton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,990.3 total crimes per 100K people in Shelton.
  • The overall crime rate in Shelton is 71.68% above the national average.
  • Shelton ranks #123 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Shelton ranks #8,955 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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Shelton Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shelton is 3,990.3 per 100,000 people. That's 71.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.86% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shelton
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 443 3,990.3 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 18.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 14 126.1 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 288.2 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 66 594.5 293.7 369.8
Burglary 72 648.5 522.1 269.8
Larceny 249 2,242.8 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 504.4 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 377 3,395.8 2,732.4 1,954.4

Shelton Crime Compared To Washington Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Shelton

66
Violent Crimes
594.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
60.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shelton is 594.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 60.76% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 102.41% higher than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shelton

377
Property Crimes
3,395.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
73.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 377 property crimes in Shelton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shelton is 3,395.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.4 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 73.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.28% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 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 56,214 2,656 4,724.8 4,203.6 521.2
Bremerton, WA 44,256 2,069 4,675.1 4,200.6 474.5
Centralia, WA 18,993 1,037 5,459.9 5,128.2 331.7
Aberdeen, WA 17,338 799 4,608.4 4,170.0 438.3
Port Orchard, WA 16,351 1,027 6,281.0 5,840.6 440.3
Gig Harbor, WA 12,301 776 6,308.4 6,064.5 243.9
Fife, WA 10,900 1,494 13,706.4 12,146.8 1,559.6
Hoquiam, WA 8,918 216 2,422.1 2,298.7 123.3
Chehalis, WA 7,870 562 7,141.0 6,836.1 305.0

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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