Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Arson Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Arson Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

Arson costs the average Downtown Chapel Hill resident about $4 per year.

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Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Downtown Chapel Hill in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown Chapel Hill 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 Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Safe from Arson?

The D+ grade means the rate of arson is higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Chapel Hill is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of neighborhoods are safer and 28% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Chapel Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Downtown Chapel Hill is 0.1674 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Chapel Hill generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Downtown Chapel Hill may be as high as 1 in 5,893 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,248 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the central parts of Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: about 0 per year. The south part of Downtown Chapel Hill has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Downtown Chapel Hill's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Downtown Chapel Hill 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.

Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC:	0.1674
North Carolina:	0.1392
USA:	0.1151

Considering only the arson rate, Downtown Chapel Hill is less safe than 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 Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Chapel Hill about $14,346 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Downtown Chapel Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Chapel Hill, including every crime type and how Downtown Chapel Hill compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Downtown Chapel Hill's crime maps on the Downtown Chapel Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Downtown Chapel Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Downtown Chapel Hill is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Chapel Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
University of NC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC	B-	B	B-	C-
North Garrett Road, Durham, NC	D+	A-	D	C-
Old West Durham, Durham, NC	D+	C-	C-	C-
Downtown Durham, Durham, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Trinity Park, Durham, NC	C+	C+	B-	C+
East Durham, Durham, NC	F	D-	D-	C-
Northeast Durham, Durham, NC	D-	D+	F	D
Northwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	C+	A-	C+	B-
West, Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C-	C
Glenwood, Raleigh, NC	B	A	B	C

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX	F	C	C	B
Embrey Mill, Stafford, VA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO	C-	C+	C+	C
Providence Estates East, Matthews, NC	A+	A+	A+	B+
Downtown Frederick, Frederick, MD	F	D	D	C
West Lincoln, Lincoln, NE	C+	B+	B+	C+
West Cloverdale, Boise, ID	A+	A+	A+	B-
The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ	A+	A-	A-	B+
Spring Glen, Hamden, CT	A	A+	A+	A-
Rancho Fontana, Fontana, CA	A	A-	A-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown Chapel Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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