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Sylva Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Sylva crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Sylva for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Sylva in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 146.79% and the city property crime rate in Sylva was higher than the national property crime rate average by 161%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Sylva was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 144.76% and the city property crime rate in Sylva was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 125.07%.

Property and Violent Crime
Sylva Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Sylva Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Sylva Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault20
Arson1
Burglary30
Larceny and Theft73
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)134
Property Crime109
Violent Crime22
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault15
Arson0
Burglary21
Larceny and Theft54
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)107
Property Crime82
Violent Crime19

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Sylva Property Crime

Sylva Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Sylva Crime 2025

Sylva Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Sylva Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Sylva Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Sylva, 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 Sylva crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 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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