Tar Heel, NC Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Tar Heel in green. The most dangerous areas in Tar Heel 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 Tar Heel, NC Safe from Robbery?

The D- grade means the rate of robbery is much higher than the average US city. Tar Heel is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tar Heel's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Tar Heel is 1.029 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tar Heel generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Tar Heel may be as high as 1 in 641 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,666 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the southeast parts of Tar Heel, NC: about 1 per year. The north part of Tar Heel has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Tar Heel's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Tar Heel 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 robbery rate, Tar Heel 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 Robbery in Tar Heel, NC

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Tar Heel about $47,482 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Tar Heel's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tar Heel, including every crime type and how Tar Heel compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

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 Tar Heel's crime maps on the Tar Heel overall crime page.

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Individual Tar Heel Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Tar Heel is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Tar Heel.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Tolarsville, NC	D+	D	C-	D
Dublin, NC	D+	D	C	D+
White Oak, NC	D	D	D	D+
St. Pauls, NC	D-	D-	D-	D
Elizabethtown, NC	F	F	D-	F
Lumberton, NC	F	F	F	D-
Rex, NC	F	D	F	D-
Rennert, NC	D	D	D	D
Buie, NC	D	C-	D+	D+
White Lake, NC	C-	C-	D+	C-

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Tar Heel 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
Salisbury, VT	A	B	B	A+
Canada, KY	C+	B-	B-	C+
Castle Creek, NY	A	B-	B-	D+
Clinchco, VA	D+	C	C	C+
Cornish, ME	B+	A+	A+	A+
Crawford, CO	B	C+	C+	C+
Culloden, GA	C+	C+	C+	B-
DeSmet, SD	C	C	C	A-
Dunes City, OR	B	C	C	D+
Key Center, WA	D	D	D	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tar Heel, NC average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Tar Heel schools on SchoolGrade

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