Chapel Hill, NC Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in the Chapel Hill area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Chapel Hill area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Chapel Hill, NC Safe from Arson?

The D+ grade means the rate of arson is higher than the average US city. Chapel Hill is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Chapel Hill area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in the Chapel Hill area is 0.1517 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Chapel Hill area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in the Chapel Hill area may be as high as 1 in 5,876 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,638 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the east parts of Chapel Hill, NC: about 19 per year. The west part of the Chapel Hill area has fewer cases of arson with only 3 in a typical year.

How Chapel Hill's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in the Chapel Hill area to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, the Chapel Hill area is as safe as the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Chapel Hill, NC

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Chapel Hill about $2,257,304 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of the Chapel Hill area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chapel Hill, including every crime type and how Chapel Hill compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Chapel Hill's crime maps on the Chapel Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Chapel Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in the Chapel Hill area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Chapel Hill area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Carrboro, NC	C-	C	C-	D+
Durham, NC	D-	D	D-	C-
Orange Grove, NC	C-	C-	C	D-
Hillsborough, NC	D+	C-	D+	D
Morrisville, NC	C-	A-	C-	C
Saxapahaw, NC	C	C	C-	D+
Efland, NC	D+	C-	D	D-
Mebane, NC	C-	C-	C-	C
Gorman, NC	F	F	F	F
Swepsonville, NC	B-	B+	C+	C

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Chapel Hill is higher versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Harrisburg, PA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Spokane, WA	D-	C-	C-	D
Jackson, MS	B	A-	A-	A
Toledo, OH	D+	D+	D+	B-
Melbourne, FL	A	A-	A-	A+
Augusta, GA	C	C-	C-	B
Chattanooga, TN	D	D	D	C
Springfield, MA	C+	D	D	A+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-	C-
Syracuse, NY	C+	D	D	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chapel Hill, NC average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Chapel Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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