Hendersonville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hendersonville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 631 total crimes committed in Hendersonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,172.7 total crimes per 100K people in Hendersonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Hendersonville is 79.53% above the national average.
  • Hendersonville ranks #199 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Hendersonville ranks #9,064 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

Hendersonville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hendersonville is 4,172.7 per 100,000 people. That's 79.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.71% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hendersonville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 631 4,172.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 19.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 171.9 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 37 244.7 419.3 369.8
Burglary 125 826.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 431 2,850.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 251.3 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 594 3,928.1 2,226.5 1,954.4

Hendersonville 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 Hendersonville

37
Violent Crimes
244.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Hendersonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hendersonville is 244.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 408.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hendersonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.65% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hendersonville

594
Property Crimes
3,928.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
100.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 594 property crimes in Hendersonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hendersonville is 3,928.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hendersonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 100.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.42% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hendersonville

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
Fletcher, NC 8,059 151 1,873.7 1,712.4 161.3
Brevard, NC 7,778 124 1,594.2 1,414.2 180.0

Hendersonville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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