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The Shelton crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #201

Shelton, WA	4,347.58
Washington	1,855.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Shelton, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Shelton, WA	Count	0	8	9	22	159	618	38	2
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	82.3	92.6	226.2	1,635.1	6,355.4	390.8	20.6	3,379
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Shelton, WA	Count	2	5	12	17	143	526	81	2
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	20.4	51.1	122.7	173.8	1,462.2	5,378.3	828.2	20.4	3,411
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Shelton, WA	Count	2	15	11	31	183	621	66	6
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	20.1	150.6	110.4	311.2	1,836.8	6,233.1	662.5	60.2	4,342
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Shelton, WA	Count	0	14	8	52	167	519	82	1
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	140.2	80.1	520.6	1,672.0	5,196.2	821.0	10.0	3,888
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Shelton, WA	Count	0	15	19	45	148	603	98	5
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	161.1	204.1	483.4	1,589.9	6,477.6	1,052.7	53.7	4,539
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Shelton, WA	Count	0	17	7	39	135	633	75	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	181.4	74.7	416.1	1,440.5	6,754.2	800.3	0.0	4,244
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Shelton, WA	Count	0	14	5	37	164	643	76	2
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	150.2	53.6	396.9	1,759.3	6,897.7	815.3	21.5	4,241
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Shelton, WA	Count	0	10	22	40	151	832	104	4
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	106.9	235.2	427.7	1,614.6	8,896.5	1,112.1	42.8	4,905
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Shelton, WA	Count	0	15	16	25	175	694	110	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	162.7	173.5	271.1	1,897.8	7,526.3	1,192.9	32.5	4,773
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Shelton, WA	Count	1	12	13	37	189	876	153	5
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	11.0	132.3	143.4	408.1	2,084.5	9,661.4	1,687.4	55.1	5,754
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Shelton, WA	104.56
Washington	34.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Shelton, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Shelton, WA	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	20.6	0.0	20.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	205
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Shelton, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	10.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.2	0.0	102
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Shelton, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Shelton, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	100
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Shelton, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Shelton, WA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	32.0	21.3	0.0	0.0	10.7	0.0	320
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Shelton, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	10.7	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	107
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Shelton, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Shelton, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	10.8	10.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	108
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Shelton, WA	2.10
Washington	1.87
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Shelton, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Shelton, WA	Count	20	17	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	205.7	174.8	30.9	1.90
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Shelton, WA	Count	21	18	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	214.7	184.0	30.7	1.99
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Shelton, WA	Count	21	18	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	210.8	180.7	30.1	1.96
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Shelton, WA	Count	21	18	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	210.3	180.2	30.0	1.95
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Shelton, WA	Count	22	19	3
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	236.3	204.1	32.2	2.20
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Shelton, WA	Count	23	19	4
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	245.4	202.7	42.7	2.24
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Shelton, WA	Count	32	18	14
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	343.3	193.1	150.2	2.68
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Shelton, WA	Count	34	20	14
	Shelton, WA	Per 100,000	363.6	213.9	149.7	2.89
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Shelton, WA	Count	35	19	16
2005	Shelton, WA	Count	33	18	15