Brevard, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brevard, NC Summary

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

  • There were 124 total crimes committed in Brevard the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,594.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brevard.
  • The overall crime rate in Brevard is -31.41% below the national average.
  • Brevard ranks #58 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Brevard ranks #5,580 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

Brevard Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brevard is 1,594.2 per 100,000 people. That's -31.41% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.74% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brevard
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 124 1,594.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 141.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 14 180.0 419.3 369.8
Burglary 18 231.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 88 1,131.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 51.4 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 110 1,414.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Brevard 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 Brevard

14
Violent Crimes
180.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Brevard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brevard is 180.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 555.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brevard each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.07% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brevard

110
Property Crimes
1,414.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 110 property crimes in Brevard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brevard is 1,414.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brevard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.48% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brevard

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
Mauldin, SC 26,576 576 2,167.4 1,873.9 293.5
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
Fletcher, NC 8,059 151 1,873.7 1,712.4 161.3

Brevard SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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