Asheboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Asheboro:

  • There were 893 total crimes committed in Asheboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,233.3 total crimes per 100K people in Asheboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Asheboro is 52.57% above the national average.
  • Asheboro ranks #151 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Asheboro ranks #8,796 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 3,233.3 per 100,000 people. That's 52.57% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 37.94% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Asheboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 893 3,233.3 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 9 32.6 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 94 340.3 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 117 423.6 375.8 359.0
Burglary 147 532.2 323.9 229.0
Larceny 585 2,118.1 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 44 159.3 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 776 2,809.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Asheboro Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Asheboro

117
Violent Crimes
423.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 117 violent crimes in Asheboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Asheboro is 423.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Asheboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.00% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.73% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Asheboro

776
Property Crimes
2,809.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
59.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 776 property crimes in Asheboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Asheboro is 2,809.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.6 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 59.64% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.76% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 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 63,906 1,717 2,686.8 2,514.6 172.1
Carrboro, NC 21,045 444 2,109.8 1,929.2 180.6
Pinehurst, NC 18,716 63 336.6 277.8 58.8
Archdale, NC 12,143 149 1,227.0 1,120.0 107.1
Hillsborough, NC 9,788 480 4,904.0 4,526.0 378.0
King, NC 7,680 98 1,276.0 1,197.9 78.1

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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