Asheville, North Carolina, has seen a 200% monthly increase in break-ins amid a violent crime spike that comes as its police department has been hemorrhaging officers.
Former Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan, who left the Democrat Party, joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how crime spiraled out of control in Asheville as the city grapples with police shortages.a violent crime spikeThe Asheville Police Department, which serves a town of approximately 90,000 people, responded to 41 break-ins throughout 2022 and has already fielded 11 reports of break-ins in 2023 as of Feb.
A dawn view of the skyline in Asheville, North Carolina, which has seen rising trends of violent crime in recent years. "I feel like we’re all suffering the problem, but none of us really have a great solution," McKelvey told WLOS."Of course, if more police presence were there, that would be a helpful deterrent. But I understand that that’s just not an option right now."APD senior officer Robert Crume told the outlet that some businesses are not even reporting break-ins."They just report the loss to their insurance and move on.
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