Shelby, NC Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Shelby in green. The most dangerous areas in Shelby are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Shelby, NC Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Shelby is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Shelby's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Shelby is 3.856 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Shelby generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Shelby may be as high as 1 in 208 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 634 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of Shelby, NC: about 43 per year. The west part of Shelby has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.

How Shelby's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Shelby to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Shelby is less safe than the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Shelby, NC

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Shelby about $5,416,994 in 2025, or roughly $111 per resident. This is part of Shelby's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Shelby, including every crime type and how Shelby compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Shelby's crime maps on the Shelby overall crime page.

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Individual Shelby Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Shelby is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Shelby.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Patterson Springs, NC	C-	C	D+	C-
Earl, NC	C	C	C	C-
Kingstown, NC	C-	C+	B-	C-
Lattimore, NC	F	B-	D-	B-
Boiling Springs, NC	C	C+	B-	C
Washburn, NC	D	D	D+	D
Grover, NC	B-	C+	B-	C
Waco, NC	C	C	C	C-
Kings Mountain, NC	C-	C-	C-	D+
Cherryville, NC	C	C+	C+	C

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Shelby is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Taylors, SC	D	C	C	C
Del Rio, TX	D	D+	D+	D+
Elizabethtown, KY	C+	B+	B+	B
Fairfield, OH	C	B	B	B
West Orange, NJ	B	B+	B+	B-
Valley Village, CA	D+	D	D	D
Urbandale, IA	B-	B-	B-	C
Nacogdoches, TX	D	D	D	D+
Toa Alta, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Thomasville, NC	C-	D+	D+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shelby, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Shelby schools on SchoolGrade

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