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North Carolina
Asheville
Asheville crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Asheville for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Asheville in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 129.03% and the city property crime rate in Asheville was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 183.68%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Asheville was higher than the
violent crime rate in North Carolina
by 127.15% and the city property crime rate in Asheville was higher than the
property crime rate in North Carolina
by 144.62%.
Property and Violent Crime
Asheville Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
565
Arson
22
Burglary
593
Larceny and Theft
3,223
Motor Vehicle Theft
327
Murder and Manslaughter
4
Rape
57
Robbery
88
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,699
Property Crime
4,143
Violent Crime
714
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
664
Arson
35
Burglary
551
Larceny and Theft
3,271
Motor Vehicle Theft
430
Murder and Manslaughter
8
Rape
82
Robbery
97
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,807
Property Crime
4,251
Violent Crime
962
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Asheville, North Carolina crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Asheville crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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