Chapel Hill, North Carolina Crime Rate Rankings in 2021

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, 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 20 cities), and the national rank (out of 5,258 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 2095.11 16 294
Violent 170.84 16 373
Property 1924.27 15 271
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 1.55 19 317
Rape 10.87 18 432
Robbery 37.27 16 286
Aggravated Assault 121.14 16 355
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 291.98 15 217
Larceny-Theft 1546.87 15 254
Motor Vehicle Theft 82.31 18 416
Arson 3.11 19 372