Carrboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carrboro, NC Summary

Crime in Carrboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Carrboro over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Carrboro:

  • There were 425 total crimes committed in Carrboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,005.7 total crimes per 100K people in Carrboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Carrboro is -13.71% below the national average.
  • Carrboro ranks #86 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Carrboro ranks #6,539 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Carrboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carrboro is 2,005.7 per 100,000 people. That's -13.71% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.19% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carrboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 425 2,005.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.7 8.0 6.3
Robbery 5 23.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 217.1 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 58 273.7 419.3 369.8
Burglary 59 278.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 275 1,297.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 155.7 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 367 1,731.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Carrboro Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Carrboro

58
Violent Crimes
273.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Carrboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carrboro is 273.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 365.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carrboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.72% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carrboro

367
Property Crimes
1,731.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 367 property crimes in Carrboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carrboro is 1,731.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carrboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.21% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carrboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Durham, NC 286,377 11,466 4,003.8 3,316.6 687.2
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
Mebane, NC 18,956 613 3,233.8 2,996.4 237.4
Graham, NC 17,377 431 2,480.3 2,060.2 420.1
Hillsborough, NC 9,732 596 6,124.1 5,610.4 513.8
Pittsboro, NC 4,662 105 2,252.3 1,887.6 364.7

Carrboro SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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