Asheboro police statistics show crime in 2025 dropped significantly

ASHEBORO — Asheboro police took more than 35,000 calls in 2025 year. Chief Robbie Brown told the city council on May 7 how that averages to 700 calls per week.

That sounds like a lot, but the annual report showed last year’s crime numbers went down from 2024. 

“I have to give credit where credit is due,” Brown said. “The positive results in this report were obtained by the hard-working employees that make up the Asheboro Police Department.”

He said crimes against persons decreased by 36%. Here’s a breakdown:

■ Homicides: 1 (down from 2 in 2024).

■ Aggravated assaults: 43 (down from 65 in 2024).

■ Forcible rape: 5 (down from 8 in 2024). 

■ Robbery: 7 (same as 2024).

Brown said that crimes against property decreased 4.5%. The report showed burglary and motor vehicle theft incidents went down. 

Larceny was up from 592 to 603 incidents, and arson was up from one to three, the same number of arsons as 2023.

Brown said the average police call takes 24 minutes. That breaks down to five minutes of travel and 19 minutes at the scene.

The top five reasons for calls were alarms, traffic violations, cease and desists, welfare checks and animal-related incidents. Brown said most alarm calls turn out to be false alarms.

Police made 2,587 arrests for 7,013 offenses. The top reason for arrest was failure to appear in court. 

There were 12,040 traffic stops, and police wrote out 5,660 citations.

The criminal investigations division was assigned 488 cases and recovered $91,875 in stolen property. 

Animal control took 1,328 calls, mostly for loose animals and for barking and nuisance. They issued 29 citations and 143 warnings.

Personnel completed more than 15,998 hours of training, an average of 179 hours per officer. “Training is a priority for the police department,” Brown said, “ensuring officers will be ready to take my place or other supervisors’ roles whenever they decide to retire or whenever we have vacancies.”

This year, Brown said they are using license plate reader cameras. They started using them in March, and he said they’ve already helped with five cases. 

They also hired a cold case detective in January who has cleared four missing person cases and found new information for an unsolved homicide.

Mayor Joseph Trogdon, Jr. asked Brown about the stricter enforcement of parking around downtown Asheboro. Brown said they heard some complaints when it began, but those went down after the first couple weeks. He said they also addressed spots with missing signs.

Trogdon then asked about how police are involved in homelessness. Brown said they invite businesses to fill out a “no trespass” form. Officers use that database when they answer calls about people loitering near businesses.

Firefighters share collaborative success story

Meanwhile, members of Asheboro Fire and Rescue and the Randleman Fire Department attended the city council meeting to celebrate their rescue of a teenager at the old Worthville Mill property.

Randleman Fire Chief Brian Causey said their work on April 15 was an example of their mutual emergency call agreement.

The teenager fell 30 feet in the power plant building for the old mill, which burned down in 2024. Causey said they were able to lift him out in minutes. After spending a couple weeks in the hospital, he came to the fire station to thank the firefighters.

“Our rescue trucks were actually out of service that day,” Causey said. “We had stuffed as much rescue stuff as we could get into a Tahoe, and that’s not a whole lot. But we had everything that we needed with the exception of one piece of equipment, and [Asheboro] had it. So, that expedited getting the young man out of the hole.”

Along with that rescue, Causey said the departments also train together. A short time after the mill incident, Causey said Asheboro brought its ladder truck to help Randleman with a commercial fire.

“The fire service is a little territorial. We’re all on our own. We all have our areas,” Causey said. “I try to make them intermingle with each other because it is not a territorial thing. It is a community and citizen thing.”