Woodfin, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Woodfin, NC Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Woodfin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,259.7 total crimes per 100K people in Woodfin.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodfin is -45.80% below the national average.
  • Woodfin ranks #41 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Woodfin ranks #4,582 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

Woodfin Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodfin is 1,259.7 per 100,000 people. That's -45.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.39% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodfin
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 1,259.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 148.2 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 15 185.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 31 382.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 44 543.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 148.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 87 1,074.5 2,226.5 1,954.4

Woodfin 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 Woodfin

15
Violent Crimes
185.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Woodfin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodfin is 185.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 539.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodfin each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.90% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.82% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodfin

87
Property Crimes
1,074.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 87 property crimes in Woodfin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodfin is 1,074.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodfin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.74% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodfin

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
Waynesville, NC 10,225 396 3,872.9 3,442.5 430.3
Black Mountain, NC 8,297 181 2,181.5 2,061.0 120.5
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
Jonesborough, TN 6,081 95 1,562.2 1,480.0 82.2
Erwin, TN 5,931 36 607.0 556.4 50.6
Weaverville, NC 4,689 160 3,412.2 3,390.9 21.3
Biltmore Forest, NC 1,433 13 907.2 907.2 0.0

Woodfin SnackAbility

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