Crime & Safety in Sherwood
Sherwood's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension across and even within sources this record does not resolve to one clean framing.
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Learn moreAbove the national average, per most sources
One cited reading places Sherwood's overall crime rate at approximately 40.26 per 1,000 residents, above a cited national average of approximately 33.37.
A real, internally disclosed tension in a separate index
A separate City-Data crime index (approximately 256 for 2024) is described by that same source as "about average for U.S. cities" while also citing it as higher than 84.1% of U.S. cities -- a real tension this record discloses directly.
A modest, real improvement
Sherwood's 2024 crime rate fell approximately 1% compared to 2023, a real, modest improvement.
Key takeaways
- Sherwood's crime rate runs above the national average per most sources reviewed (~40.26 vs. ~33.37 per 1,000).
- One index source describes Sherwood as "about average" while also citing it above 84.1% of U.S. cities -- a real, disclosed tension.
- Sherwood's 2024 crime rate fell modestly (~1%) versus 2023.
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