Asheboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Asheboro, NC Summary

Crime in Asheboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Asheboro over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Asheboro:

  • There were 1,159 total crimes committed in Asheboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,249.3 total crimes per 100K people in Asheboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Asheboro is 82.83% above the national average.
  • Asheboro ranks #202 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Asheboro ranks #9,105 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Asheboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Asheboro is 4,249.3 per 100,000 people. That's 82.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 60.61% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Asheboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,159 4,249.3 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.3 8.0 6.3
Robbery 13 47.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 82 300.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 112 410.6 419.3 369.8
Burglary 214 784.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 761 2,790.1 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 264.0 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,047 3,838.7 2,226.5 1,954.4

Asheboro Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Asheboro

112
Violent Crimes
410.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 112 violent crimes in Asheboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Asheboro is 410.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Asheboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.07% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Asheboro

1,047
Property Crimes
3,838.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,047 property crimes in Asheboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Asheboro is 3,838.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Asheboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.41% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Asheboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Archdale, NC 12,002 218 1,816.4 1,649.7 166.6
Hillsborough, NC 9,732 596 6,124.1 5,610.4 513.8
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3

Asheboro SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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