Robbery per Capita in Hillsborough
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Hillsborough residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Hillsborough residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in Hillsborough is about 1 in 1,535.
Robbery costs the average Hillsborough resident about $20 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery 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 robbery is higher than the average US city. Hillsborough is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hillsborough's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Hillsborough is 0.6513 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hillsborough generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Hillsborough may be as high as 1 in 1,042 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,969 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northeast parts of Hillsborough, NC: about 5 per year. The north part of Hillsborough has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery 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, NC: | 0.6513 |
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| North Carolina: | 0.5315 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Hillsborough is less safe than the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Hillsborough about $674,083 in 2025, or roughly $20 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 cities.
Remember that robbery 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 City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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C- | C+ | C- | D | |
D+ | C- | D | C- | |
C- | D+ | C- | C+ | |
C- | C- | C | D- | |
C- | C- | C- | B- | |
C- | C | C- | D | |
D | D+ | D- | D- | |
D- | D | D- | F | |
D- | D+ | D- | C- | |
D- | D | D- | D- |
Hillsborough is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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D- | C- | C- | D- | |
D | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
C- | C- | C- | C | |
B- | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B- | |
B | B+ | B+ | D | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B | B+ | B+ | A- | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
B | A- | A- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hillsborough, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hillsborough schools on SchoolGrade
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