Asheville Vandalism
Asheville · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Asheville police open data recorded 58 vandalism incidents, 0.6% of all 9,149 incidents reported in the city that year and down 6.5% from 2024. That is about 61.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 37 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Asheville by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 37 | — | — |
| 2025 | 58 | 61.1 | down 6.5% |
| 2024 | 62 | 65.3 | up 6.9% |
| 2023 | 58 | 61.1 | up 1.8% |
| 2022 | 57 | 60.0 | down 20.8% |
| 2021 | 72 | 75.8 | down 30.1% |
| 2020 | 103 | 108 | down 18.9% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 910 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Asheville in 2025?
58, according to Asheville Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Asheville?
Reported vandalism was down 6.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 1.8% compared with 2022 (roughly flat over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Asheville Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Asheville
- Asheville theft 3,605 in 2025
- Asheville other 3,186 in 2025
- Asheville assault 988 in 2025
- Asheville fraud 616 in 2025
- Asheville burglary 572 in 2025
- Asheville robbery 77 in 2025
- Asheville theft from vehicle 35 in 2025
- Asheville sexual assault 10 in 2025
- Asheville homicide 2 in 2025