Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) · North Carolina
City of Asheville Police Department
Asheville, NC · ~251 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Asheville Police Department runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Asheville Police Department: 12.5 TCR = 390% of Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Asheville Police Department safety composite
City of Asheville Police Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
City of Asheville Police Department: 9.3 → 15.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 17.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
City of Asheville Police Department's TCR rose 6.4 from 9.3 in 2021 to 15.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 390% of ind
- DART 9.1 DART
- RANK #42/49
- PHOTO Police Department
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 96 inj
- SIZE ~251 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Police Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Asheville Police Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Asheville Police Department
12.5 TCR
- Police Departm
Police Department
12.5 TCR
- CPD-25th Distr
CPD-25th District Police Station and Area 5 Garage | 5555 W. Grand Ave.
12.5 TCR
- Easton Police
Easton Police Department
12.5 TCR
- OCSD South Wes
OCSD South West Operations
12.5 TCR
What this shows City of Asheville Police Department averages 12.5 TCR (390% of the Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) BLS benchmark).
City of Asheville Police Department TCR series: 2021=9.3 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=17.4 · 2024=15.7 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Asheville Police Department falls in its industry
716 Police departments (except Ame establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 49 Police departments (except Ame employers in North Carolina.
City of Asheville Police Department has more employees than the Police departments (except American Indi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 9.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · NC · Asheville
716 Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Police Department | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPD-25th District Police Station and Area 5 Garage | 5555 W. Grand Ave. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Easton Police Department | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OCSD South West Operations | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0339 - GREENSBORO NC WHSE | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RLGHNCOA | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lifespan Incorporated | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seiren North America, LLC | 252 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC | 8,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biltmore Workforce Management | 1,894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Medical Associates | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Care Partners | 1,018 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smiles for Miles, LLC | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice - Inpatient Unit | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Mountain Case Ready | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1435 | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 035 - Taylor | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 065 - Shelby Twp | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 185 - Auburn Hills | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 213 - Birch Run Twp | 251 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.