Chapel Hill, North Carolina Crime Rate Rankings in 2017

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Chapel Hill NC ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 16 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,690 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2297.11 13 538
Violent 132.66 13 665
Property 2164.46 13 505
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 1.68 14 412
Rape 0 1 737
Robbery 67.17 13 455
Aggravated Assault 63.81 15 668
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 421.47 13 364
Larceny-Theft 1645.59 13 451
Motor Vehicle Theft 89 12 650
Arson 8.4 12 401