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Asheville, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Asheville crime rate is higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #202

Asheville, NC	2,731.64
North Carolina	1,869.18
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Asheville, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Asheville, NC	Count	4	43	194	260	841	3,164	272	17
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	4.5	48.8	220.0	294.8	953.7	3,588.0	308.4	19.3	2,466
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Asheville, NC	Count	6	33	141	243	742	3,832	336	11
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	7.0	38.7	165.3	284.9	869.9	4,492.6	393.9	12.9	2,588
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Asheville, NC	Count	5	22	181	236	753	2,875	321	11
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	5.9	26.1	214.3	279.5	891.7	3,404.4	380.1	13.0	2,308
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Asheville, NC	Count	2	31	165	234	743	2,638	290	8
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	2.6	40.2	214.1	303.6	964.1	3,423.0	376.3	10.4	2,391
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Asheville, NC	Count	2	24	178	211	821	2,576	304	25
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	2.7	32.0	237.6	281.6	1,095.8	3,438.2	405.7	33.4	2,450
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Asheville, NC	Count	2	33	251	249	907	2,951	410	62
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	2.7	44.5	338.2	335.5	1,222.1	3,976.3	552.4	83.5	2,991
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Asheville, NC	Count	10	27	229	239	1,014	2,818	417	51
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	13.7	37.0	314.1	327.8	1,390.8	3,865.2	572.0	70.0	3,141
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	26.3	149.5	284.1	1,200.7	2,577.9	308.6	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Asheville, NC	Count	4	49	206	214	793	2,834	472	25
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	5.4	66.5	279.6	290.5	1,076.4	3,846.8	640.7	33.9	2,946
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Asheville, NC	Count	2	16	229	187	991	3,642	633	40
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	2.8	22.4	320.0	261.3	1,384.6	5,088.7	884.4	55.9	3,304
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Asheville, NC	76.25
North Carolina	11.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Asheville, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Asheville, NC	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	4.5	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	45
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Asheville, NC	Count	10	5	2	2	1	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	11.6	5.8	2.3	2.3	1.2	0.0	115
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Asheville, NC	Count	8	4	1	3	0	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	9.4	4.7	1.2	3.5	0.0	0.0	93
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Asheville, NC	Count	7	4	2	0	1	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	8.3	4.7	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.0	82
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Asheville, NC	Count	8	5	3	0	0	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	10.4	6.5	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	103
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Asheville, NC	Count	6	2	1	2	1	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	8.0	2.7	1.3	2.7	1.3	0.0	80
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Asheville, NC	Count	4	2	0	0	2	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	5.4	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	53
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	Asheville, NC	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	40
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Asheville, NC	2.73
North Carolina	2.93
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Asheville, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Asheville, NC	Count	263	216	47
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	298.2	244.9	53.3	2.72
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Asheville, NC	Count	249	213	36
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	288.0	246.4	41.6	2.67
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Asheville, NC	Count	246	208	38
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	288.4	243.9	44.6	2.66
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Asheville, NC	Count	238	198	40
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	281.8	234.5	47.4	2.58
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Asheville, NC	Count	268	193	75
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	347.7	250.4	97.3	2.99
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Asheville, NC	Count	263	195	68
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	351.0	260.3	90.8	3.06
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Asheville, NC	Count	266	195	71
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	358.4	262.8	95.7	3.11
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Asheville, NC	Count	250	201	49
	Asheville, NC	Per 100,000	342.9	275.7	67.2	3.09
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Asheville, NC	Count	238	193	45
2005	Asheville, NC	Count	220	175	45