The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Historic Montford, Asheville, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Historic Montford

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Historic Montford. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Historic Montford, Asheville, NC Map of Crime Rates
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D

Overall Crime Grade™

D
D+
Other Crime Grade
D-

$3.44 million

Cost of Crime™ for Historic Montford, Asheville, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,777 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Historic Montford with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Historic Montford, Asheville, NC Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Historic Montford's combined rate is higher than the norm. Historic Montford sits in the 17th percentile, ahead of 17% of neighborhoods and behind 83%. The grade covers only Historic Montford's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Historic Montford is 62.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 8 in the southeast areas to 1 in 21 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Historic Montford, Asheville, NC report the most crime, about 57 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Historic Montford, Asheville, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Historic Montford for 2025 is $3,440,373, about $1,085 per resident and $2,777 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Historic Montford Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Historic Montford, Asheville, NC: $1085
Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC: $1113
Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC: $411
North Carolina: $538
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Historic Montford is $1,085 per year, which is $620 more than the national average and $547 more than Asheville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Historic Montford:
  • In Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $1,113 per person, which is $28 more than in Historic Montford.
  • In Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $411 per person, which is $673 less than in Historic Montford

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Historic Montford for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Historic Montford
Cost per Historic Montford Resident
Murder
$1.43 million
$452
Rape/Sexual Assault
$121,223
$38
Robbery
$81,832
$26
Assault
$527,170
$166
Kidnapping
$37,232
$12
Vehicle Theft
$168,988
$53
Burglary
$157,177
$50
Theft
$390,940
$123
Arson
$16,593
$5
Vandalism
$320,451
$101
Animal Cruelty
$2,368
$1
Drug Crimes
$167,453
$53
Identity Theft
$15,153
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$3,440,373
$1,085

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Historic Montford, Asheville, NC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Historic Montford totals $10,236,159 ($3,227 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,676,532 ($4,312 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Historic Montford has 1, do the same, and of Historic Montford's 3,172 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Historic Montford Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Historic Montford residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.787
Robbery
0.8202
Rape
0.6303
Murder
0.2405
Total Violent Crime
7.478 (D)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
23.80
Vehicle Theft
3.440
Burglary
5.463
Arson
0.2166
Total Property Crime
32.92 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1936
Drug Crimes
7.137
Vandalism
14.14
Identity Theft
0.6172
Animal Cruelty
0.1009
Total "Other" Rate
22.19 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Historic Montford is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Historic Montford.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
C-
D
B
C-
A
D-
F
C-
C
D-
A
B-
C-
B+
C+
D-
A
B+
A+
A
C
B+
C+
C+
B
B-
C-
C
D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Historic Montford is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
D
D
C+
B-
B-
B+
C+
C+
B
A
A
F
D-
D-
F
F
F
B
C
C
D+
F
F
B-
C-
C-
D+
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, Historic Montford is less safe than the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Historic Montford, Asheville, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Historic Montford schools on SchoolGrade

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