Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Shelby, NC Crime Grade
How Shelby grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
10/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Shelby, NC was 874.3 per 100,000 residents (201 incidents over a population of 22,991). That puts Shelby 169% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 169% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Shelby (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Shelby vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 924.1(186) | 905.0(199) | 963.0(210) | 1048.7(231) | 874.3(201) |
| Murder | 5.0(1) | 9.1(2) | 13.8(3) | 22.7(5) | 17.4(4) |
| Rape | 104.3(21) | 59.1(13) | 78.0(17) | 54.5(12) | 26.1(6) |
| Robbery | 79.5(16) | 109.1(24) | 123.8(27) | 77.2(17) | 95.7(22) |
| Aggravated assault | 735.3(148) | 727.6(160) | 747.5(163) | 894.3(197) | 735.1(169) |
| Property crime | 3025.6(609) | 2587.7(569) | 2696.4(588) | 2460.5(542) | 2448.8(563) |
| Burglary | 546.5(110) | 513.9(113) | 545.7(119) | 490.3(108) | 643.7(148) |
| Larceny | 2106.5(424) | 1796.4(395) | 1889.3(412) | 1716.0(378) | 1626.7(374) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 352.7(71) | 227.4(50) | 192.6(42) | 231.5(51) | 156.6(36) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Shelby's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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