Buncombe County, North Carolina Crime

Crime in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Buncombe County violent crime is 16.6. (The US average is 22.7)

Buncombe County property crime is 46.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Buncombe, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Asheville, NC Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	703.1	5.8	34.6	342.9	319.8	6748.2	1396	4777.3	574.8
2001	678	1.4	59.9	309.7	306.9	6079	1291.7	4164.9	622.3
2002	668.5	16.9	61.8	276.7	313.2	6158.1	1109.4	4370.4	678.3
2003	652.2	11.4	37.2	316.1	287.5	7155.6	1373.1	5064.6	718
2004	674.3	8.6	51.3	357.8	256.6	7105.3	1549.6	4805.8	749.9
2005	606.4	2.8	22.4	320	261.3	7357.7	1384.6	5088.7	884.4
2006	642	5.4	66.5	279.6	290.5	5563.9	1076.4	3846.8	640.7
2007	692.7	13.7	37	314.1	327.8	5828	1390.8	3865.2	572
2008	720.9	2.7	44.5	338.2	335.5	5750.9	1222.1	3976.3	552.4
2009	553.9	2.7	32	237.6	281.6	4939.7	1095.8	3438.2	405.7
2010	560.6	2.6	40.2	214.1	303.6	4763.4	964.1	3423	376.3
2011	525.8	5.9	26.1	214.3	279.5	4676.1	891.7	3404.4	380.1
2012	495.9	7	38.7	165.3	284.9	5756.5	869.9	4492.6	393.9
2014	568.1	4.5	48.8	220	294.8	4850.1	953.7	3588	308.4
2015	502.2	7.9	39.3	165.2	289.9	4921.2	977.5	3667.3	276.4
2016	599.7	11.2	53.6	160.8	374.1	4865.7	839.8	3735.5	290.4
2017		7.8		200.9	402.9	4714.6	813.5	3541.5	359.6
2018		12.9		158.8	420.7	5148.8	741.5	3978.1	429.2
2019	742.2	6.4	63	174.1	498.7	6325.2	889.6	4861.1	574.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Asheville, NC	742.2	6,325.2	93,641	3	2019
Biltmore Forest, NC	0.0	1,134.8	1,410	5	2019
Weaverville, NC	99.7	3,812.6	4,013	6	2019
Black Mountain, NC	97.7	2,308.5	8,187	11	2019
Marshall, NC	0.0	352.5	851	16	2003
Canton, NC	367.9	5,196.6	4,349	18	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Greensboro, NC	818.7	3,689.0	298,025	155	2019
Atlanta, GA	768.8	4,654.4	496,106	167	2018
Lexington, KY	296.6	2,998.1	326,070	199	2019
Durham, NC	730.0	3,807.6	280,282	205	2019
Raleigh, NC	255.7	1,783.1	477,828	219	2019
Cincinnati, OH	844.6	4,302.5	303,335	267	2019

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