The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Carrboro, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$12.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Carrboro, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,233 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Carrboro with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Carrboro, NC Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Carrboro's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Carrboro sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only Carrboro's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Carrboro is 30.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Carrboro, NC report the most crime, about 213 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Carrboro, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Carrboro for 2025 is $12,041,608, about $522 per resident and $1,233 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Carrboro Compared to Other Cities?

Carrboro, NC:	$522
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Carrboro is $522 per year, which is $58 more than the national average and $15 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Carrboro:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,119 more than in Carrboro.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $272 less than in Carrboro

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Carrboro for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Carrboro	Cost per Carrboro Resident
Murder	$4.66 million	$202
Rape/Sexual Assault	$780,134	$34
Robbery	$543,170	$24
Assault	$1.34 million	$58
Kidnapping	$192,176	$8
Vehicle Theft	$620,983	$27
Burglary	$730,636	$32
Theft	$1.29 million	$56
Arson	$86,152	$4
Vandalism	$1.11 million	$48
Animal Cruelty	$5,997	$0
Drug Crimes	$640,039	$28
Identity Theft	$41,769	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$12,041,608	$522

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Carrboro, NC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Carrboro totals $35,218,090 ($1,528 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $47,259,698 ($2,050 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Carrboro has 4, do the same, and of Carrboro's 23,048 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Carrboro Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Carrboro residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.018
Robbery	0.7492
Rape	0.5582
Murder	0.1076
Total Violent Crime	3.433 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.81
Vehicle Theft	1.740
Burglary	3.495
Arson	0.1548
Total Property Crime	16.20 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1375
Drug Crimes	3.754
Vandalism	6.755
Identity Theft	0.2341
Animal Cruelty	0.0352
Total "Other" Rate	10.92 (D+)

Individual Carrboro Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Carrboro is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Carrboro.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chapel Hill, NC	D	D+	D-
Orange Grove, NC	C-	C-	C
Hillsborough, NC	D+	C-	D+
Durham, NC	D-	D	D-
Saxapahaw, NC	C	C	C-
Efland, NC	D+	C-	D
Morrisville, NC	C-	A-	C-
Mebane, NC	C-	C-	C-
Swepsonville, NC	B-	B+	C+
Haw River, NC	C-	C	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Carrboro is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seaford, DE	C-	D+	D+
Jollyville, TX	D+	B-	B-
Livingston, TX	D	D+	D+
Mamaroneck, NY	C-	D+	D+
Roselle, NJ	B+	B	B
Rotterdam, NY	B-	C	C
Roxboro, NC	D+	D+	D+
Salem, OH	C-	C+	C+
Santa Fe, TX	B-	C	C
Sartell, MN	B	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Carrboro is safer than the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carrboro, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Carrboro schools on SchoolGrade

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