Asheville NC Aggravated Assaults 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Asheville, North Carolina aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Asheville NC assault rate for 2018 was 420.66 per 100,000 population, a 4.42% increase from 2017.
  • The Asheville NC assault rate for 2017 was 402.87 per 100,000 population, a 7.69% increase from 2016.
  • The Asheville NC assault rate for 2016 was 374.11 per 100,000 population, a 29.06% increase from 2015.
  • The Asheville NC assault rate for 2015 was 289.88 per 100,000 population, a 1.68% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
Henderson 14,780 1,305.82
Edenton 4,671 1,006.21
Plymouth 3,448 957.08
Kinston 20,341 909.49
Whiteville 5,401 814.66
Roxboro 8,284 748.43
Jonesville 2,226 718.78
Siler City 8,225 668.69
Oxford 8,793 659.62
Benson 3,795 658.76
Burlington 53,385 653.74
Chadbourn 1,730 635.84
Louisburg 3,549 619.89
Albemarle 15,991 594.08
Rocky Mount 54,085 591.66
Reidsville 13,774 588.06
Farmville 4,712 573.01
Four Oaks 2,106 569.80
Selma 6,776 516.53
Lexington 18,754 495.89
Rockingham 8,754 491.20
Gastonia 77,316 488.90
Murphy 1,640 487.80
Waynesville 9,991 480.43
Wilmington 120,920 479.66
Charlotte-Mecklenburg 931,235 473.35
Atlantic Beach 1,493 468.85
Hope Mills 16,219 468.59
Salisbury 33,901 466.06
Snow Hill 1,516 461.74
High Point 112,526 459.45
Elizabeth City 17,629 442.45
Newton 13,121 442.04
Wrightsville Beach 2,558 430.02
Scotland Neck 1,880 425.53
Swansboro 3,292 425.27
Raeford 4,976 422.03
Maysville 950 421.05
Asheville 93,186 420.66
Greensboro 293,298 411.53
Durham 273,759 410.95
Emerald Isle 3,685 379.92
Asheboro 25,922 378.06
Spencer 3,254 368.78
Marshville 2,728 366.57
Carthage 2,488 361.74
Greenville 93,235 350.73
North Wilkesboro 4,277 350.71
Eden 14,952 347.78
Yadkinville 2,879 347.34
Wilson 49,367 344.36
Troy 3,275 335.88
Forest City 7,175 334.49
Butner 7,803 333.21
Robbins 1,212 330.03
Hillsborough 7,323 327.73
Ocean Isle Beach 624 320.51
Highlands 942 318.47
Windsor 3,259 306.84
Pittsboro 4,289 303.10
Smithfield 12,507 295.83
Hickory 40,701 289.92
Kings Mountain 10,808 277.57
New Bern 29,600 273.65
Ayden 5,162 271.21
Morehead City 9,393 266.16
Duck 387 258.40
Chocowinity 792 252.53
Belmont 12,331 251.40
Ramseur 1,690 236.69
Carolina Beach 6,352 236.15
Cleveland 876 228.31
Jacksonville 71,715 223.11
Lillington 3,639 219.84
Lenoir 17,904 217.83
Burgaw 4,147 217.02
Beaufort 4,178 215.41
Thomasville 26,591 214.36
Kernersville 24,571 211.63
Pilot Mountain 1,427 210.23
Nags Head 2,925 205.13
Valdese 4,427 203.30
Holly Ridge 2,584 193.50
Stanley 3,727 187.82
King 6,911 173.64
Archdale 11,529 173.48
St. Pauls 2,344 170.65
Surf City 2,412 165.84
Mint Hill 27,375 164.38
Woodfin 6,541 152.88
Kannapolis 49,750 152.76
Brevard 7,921 151.50
Youngsville 1,331 150.26
Mooresville 38,340 143.45
Madison 2,119 141.58
Southern Pines 14,271 140.14
Sanford 29,483 132.28
Matthews 32,873 127.76
Mount Holly 15,940 125.47
Gibsonville 7,193 125.12
Aberdeen 7,821 115.07
Wilkesboro 3,482 114.88
Leland 21,008 114.24
Kitty Hawk 3,529 113.35
Winterville 9,712 113.26
Creedmoor 4,576 109.27
Conover 8,391 107.26
Rowland 1,010 99.01
Clayton 22,258 98.84
Huntersville 57,677 97.09
Rockwell 2,146 93.20
Mars Hill 2,157 92.72
Davidson 12,954 92.64
Pinehurst 16,213 92.52
Havelock 19,870 90.59
Granite Falls 4,653 85.97
Carrboro 21,841 77.84
Mocksville 5,303 75.43
Pine Knoll Shores 1,330 75.19
Wake Forest 44,318 74.46
Wingate 4,034 74.37
Shallotte 4,183 71.72
China Grove 4,209 71.28
Boone 19,524 66.58
Apex 52,577 66.57
Pinebluff 1,515 66.01
Newport 4,691 63.95
Concord 94,022 53.18
Holly Springs 37,008 48.64
Fletcher 8,392 47.66
Mayodan 2,399 41.68
Cary 170,518 39.88
Murfreesboro 2,984 33.51
Randleman 4,133 24.20
Whispering Pines 3,348 0.00
Weaverville 3,946 0.00
Trent Woods 4,064 0.00
Star 855 0.00
Rutherfordton 4,014 0.00
Richlands 1,719 0.00
North Topsail Beach 723 0.00
Mount Gilead 1,159 0.00
Lake Lure 1,148 0.00
Drexel 1,858 0.00
Columbus 991 0.00
Blowing Rock 1,267 0.00
Biscoe 1,675 0.00
Biltmore Forest 1,432 0.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Asheville NC US
2018 420.66 265.09 246.79
2017 402.87 249.18 249.22
2016 374.11 245.22 248.29
2015 289.88 227.25 238.10
2014 294.84 215.05 229.25
2012 284.89 231.93 242.78
2011 279.46 222.94 241.48
2010 303.63 236.22 252.75
2009 281.62 248.65 264.66
2008 335.51 280.91 277.47
2007 327.81 283.93 287.23
2006 290.48 288.90 291.95
2005 261.28 289.74 290.79
2004 256.61 276.23 288.56
2003 287.48 277.50 295.41
2002 313.17 290.99 309.54
2001 306.88 299.45 318.60
2000 319.83 307.04 323.96
1999 453.82 348.72 334.35