Fletcher, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fletcher, NC Summary

Crime in Fletcher research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fletcher 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 Fletcher:

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in Fletcher the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,873.7 total crimes per 100K people in Fletcher.
  • The overall crime rate in Fletcher is -19.38% below the national average.
  • Fletcher ranks #80 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Fletcher ranks #6,250 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.

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Fletcher Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fletcher is 1,873.7 per 100,000 people. That's -19.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.18% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fletcher
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 1,873.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 2 24.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 74.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 13 161.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 43 533.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 83 1,029.9 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 148.9 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 138 1,712.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Fletcher 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 Fletcher

13
Violent Crimes
161.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Fletcher in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fletcher is 161.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 619.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fletcher each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.53% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fletcher

138
Property Crimes
1,712.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 138 property crimes in Fletcher in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fletcher is 1,712.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fletcher each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.09% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fletcher

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Asheville, NC 93,729 5,690 6,070.7 5,132.9 937.8
Hendersonville, NC 15,122 631 4,172.7 3,928.1 244.7
Black Mountain, NC 8,297 181 2,181.5 2,061.0 120.5
Woodfin, NC 8,097 102 1,259.7 1,074.5 185.3
Brevard, NC 7,778 124 1,594.2 1,414.2 180.0
Biltmore Forest, NC 1,433 13 907.2 907.2 0.0

Fletcher SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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