Arson per Capita in Hillsborough
The map below shows arson per 1,000 Hillsborough residents.
The map below shows arson per 1,000 Hillsborough residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of arson in Hillsborough is about 1 in 5,400.
Arson costs the average Hillsborough resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Hillsborough in green. The most dangerous areas in Hillsborough are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of arson is higher than the average US neighborhood. Hillsborough is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of neighborhoods are safer and 24% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hillsborough's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of arson in Hillsborough is 0.1852 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hillsborough generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of arson in Hillsborough may be as high as 1 in 4,018 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,965 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the west parts of Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC: about 1 per year. The central part of Hillsborough has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the arson rate in Hillsborough 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.
| Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC: | 0.1852 |
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| North Carolina: | 0.1392 |
| USA: | 0.1151 |
Considering only the arson rate, Hillsborough 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.
Arson is projected to cost the residents of Hillsborough about $58,332 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Hillsborough's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hillsborough, including every crime type and how Hillsborough compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Hillsborough's crime maps on the Hillsborough overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Arson Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | B | C | D+ | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
C- | B- | C- | C- | |
D | C | D- | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
D | C- | D | C- | |
B | A | B | C | |
D- | F | D- | D+ | |
C- | C+ | C- | C | |
D- | D- | D- | C- |
Hillsborough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D+ | D+ | C- | |
A- | C+ | C+ | A- | |
C | C+ | C+ | B | |
C+ | C- | C- | F | |
D- | F | F | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A | |
C+ | C | C | B+ | |
F | C | C | D | |
B | C | C | A | |
B- | A- | A- | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hillsborough, Raleigh, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hillsborough schools on SchoolGrade
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