Asheville, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$50.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Asheville, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $988 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Asheville with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Asheville against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Asheville sits in the 14th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Asheville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Asheville is 5.721 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 260 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Asheville, NC report the most violent crime, about 168 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 25 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Asheville, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Asheville is projected at $50,342,034 for 2025, about $392 per resident and $988 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Asheville Compared to Other Cities?

Asheville, NC:	$392
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $392 per resident each year in Asheville, which is $133 more than the national average and $95 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Asheville:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $668 more than in Asheville.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $279 less than in Asheville

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Asheville, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Asheville	Cost per Asheville Resident
Murder	$26.9 million	$209
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.89 million	$38
Robbery	$2.41 million	$19
Assault	$16.2 million	$126
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$50,342,034	$392

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Asheville, NC

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Asheville totals $206,457,682 ($1,606 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $256,799,716 ($1,998 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Asheville, NC, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Asheville Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Asheville residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.385
Robbery	0.5968
Rape	0.6276
Murder	0.1112
Total Violent Crime	5.721 (D-)

Individual Asheville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Asheville is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Asheville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Biltmore Forest, NC	D+	C-	D+
Woodfin, NC	C	C	C+
Oak Forest, NC	B-	B+	C
Avery Creek, NC	B+	A	B+
Arden, NC	C-	C+	C-
Candler, NC	C	B-	C
Swannanoa, NC	C+	C	B-
Alexander, NC	C+	C	B
Fairview, NC	B-	B	B
Summerhaven, NC	C+	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Asheville is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stafford, VA	B	B+	B+
Staten Island, NY	C+	D+	D+
Springfield, MO	D-	D	D
Snellville, GA	C+	B+	B+
St. Charles, MO	C-	B-	B-
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-
Plant City, FL	A	B+	B+
Pasadena, TX	D	D	D
Pharr, TX	D-	D-	D-
Plainfield, IL	A+	A+	A+

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

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