Asheville, North Carolina Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 758 violent crimes in Asheville NC, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 796.06. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 6%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Asheville, NC Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Asheville, NC Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 432 560.55
2011 444 525.76
2012 423 495.93
2014 501 568.13
2015 447 502.23
2016 537 599.69
2017 551 611.52
2018 552 592.36
2019 695 742.20
2020 761 809.75
2021 704 750.09
2022 879 937.81
2023 791 846.25
2024 758 796.06