Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Carrboro, NC Crime Grade
How Carrboro grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
5/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Carrboro, NC was 261.5 per 100,000 residents (55 incidents over a population of 21,029). That puts Carrboro 20% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 20% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Carrboro (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Carrboro vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 322.2(69) | 273.7(58) | 277.0(59) | 180.6(38) | 261.5(55) |
| Murder | 9.3(2) | 4.7(1) | 4.7(1) | 4.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 14.0(3) | 28.3(6) | 37.6(8) | 23.8(5) | 9.5(2) |
| Robbery | 46.7(10) | 23.6(5) | 75.1(16) | 19.0(4) | 38.0(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 252.2(54) | 217.1(46) | 159.6(34) | 133.0(28) | 214.0(45) |
| Property crime | 1933.4(414) | 1731.9(367) | 2338.2(498) | 1948.2(410) | 1921.2(404) |
| Burglary | 448.3(96) | 278.4(59) | 314.6(67) | 285.1(60) | 256.8(54) |
| Larceny | 1368.3(293) | 1293.1(274) | 1699.7(362) | 1397.0(294) | 1445.6(304) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 107.4(23) | 155.7(33) | 319.3(68) | 256.6(54) | 204.5(43) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Carrboro's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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