2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Shelton, WA vs Elkin, NC

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- Elkin has 27% more violent crime than Shelton.
- Elkin has 2% more property crime than Shelton.
 Shelton, WAElkin, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.322.7
 Property Crime93.8  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Over 7 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Elkin    4 Reviews

My family and I also live in State Road, which is just a few miles outside of Elkin. Let's start with the many many amazing things about the area: 1) The Elkin  More

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I moved here 21 years ago from East Tennessee to be with my estranged wife and unborn child. If not for them, I would never have came here. I am still trapped here.  More

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Elkin City Schools are some of the best in the nation! Elkin High School doesn't just meet a standard, but sets a bar that only two other schools in North Carolina  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Shelton, WashingtonCrime Index
 Allyn, WA18.2
 Union, WA18.95
 Grapeview, WA21.3
 Hoodsport, WA22.75
 Skokomish, WA30.6
 Belfair, WA31.5
 Shelton, WA56.5

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