Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Downtown Chapel Hill

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Downtown Chapel Hill residents.

 

Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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1 in 182

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Downtown Chapel Hill is about 1 in 182.

$41

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Downtown Chapel Hill resident about $41 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime 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 Drug-Related Crime?

The D grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Chapel Hill is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of neighborhoods are safer and 19% 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 drug-related crime in Downtown Chapel Hill is 5.482 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Chapel Hill generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Downtown Chapel Hill may be as high as 1 in 177 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 224 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the central parts of Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC: about 10 per year. The south part of Downtown Chapel Hill has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 1 in a typical year.

How Downtown Chapel Hill's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime 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: 5.482
North Carolina: 5.752
USA: 3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Downtown Chapel Hill 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 Drug-Related Crime in Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Chapel Hill about $143,914 in 2025, or roughly $41 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 Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Downtown Chapel Hill is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Chapel Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
B-
B
B-
D
D+
A-
D
F
D+
C-
C-
F
D-
D-
D-
F
C+
C+
B-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
D-
D+
F
D
C+
A-
C+
D-
C-
C+
C-
F
B
A
B
F

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
F
C
C
C+
A+
A+
A+
C-
C-
C+
C+
C+
A+
A+
A+
D
F
D
D
F
C+
B+
B+
C-
A+
A+
A+
C-
A+
A-
A-
A+
A
A+
A+
A-
A
A-
A-
A-

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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