Asheville, North Carolina isn't known as a 'dangerous' city. In the 2010 crime report, North Carolina's (as a whole) crime rate decreased by 5% (source ncdoj.gov). But recently, travelers through the Asheville Regional Airport have been reporting damage to their cars while they have been left in the lots. Social media website, Reddit, has just voiced complaints about burglary as one unlucky traveler reported losses of $270. The full thread on Reddit can be found here. The user, selandris, posted that the damage to the car's door handle (in an attempt to break in) cost $270 to repair. Luckily, the damage was covered by the person's insurance, but there are many insurance plans that wouldn't cover this type of damage. The car had been parked in the Long Term parking lot. Asheville Airport offers two types of parking, Short Term and Long Term. The Short Term's daily maximum is $12.00, soon to be $12.50 in 2012, and the long term has a daily maximum of $7.00. The airport's parking layout is mapped out below:
Of course, this calls into question the security measures that are being taken outside of the airport's doors. While 9/11 may have tripled airport security, there has been no apparent reason to triple parking security.
However, the Asheville Airport claims to take security measures. One such measure is the counting and recording of all vehicles from midnight to 4:00 AM. We've just messaged officials to get more information about the extend of video coverage of parking lots as well as any other security precautions we might have not been able to find.
UPDATE:
The Asheville Airport has responded to a complaint about the parking lot security:
[We have]Lots of security -- 24-hour police coverage for all of airport property; parking staffed 24-hours as well, plus CCTV coverage.
Saw this on Reddit... Nice. At least you are on topic this time.
Asheville airport security inside, is a joke. The blonde female baggage security officer would we a better service to the public if she was transferred to a county jail where she could humiliate prostitutes, because she takes obvious delight in confiscating expensive creamed perfume from female passengers as she rummages through your toiletries, then laughs with co-workers about how angry you are at this. None of the men before or after had their carry-ons searched. You can fly in & out of airports all over the country & no other security agent has a problem, but Asheville.