According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Selma is safer than 64% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Indiana, only on the order of 50% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Selma. If you live in Selma, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 149. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

However, when you compare Selma to other communities of similar population, then Selma crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Selma does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Selma does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Selma.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Selma's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Selma is one in 743.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Selma is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Selma than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 186.