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The Chapel Hill crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #77

Chapel Hill, NC	1,437.11
North Carolina	1,869.18
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Chapel Hill, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	13	29	42	360	921	66	3
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	3.3	21.6	48.2	69.8	598.1	1,530.2	109.7	5.0	1,037
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	1	11	23	36	388	837	54	2
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	1.7	18.7	39.2	61.3	660.5	1,424.8	91.9	3.4	972
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	10	30	45	452	969	72	6
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	3.4	17.1	51.2	76.8	771.5	1,654.0	122.9	10.2	1,151
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	1	7	38	60	484	985	54	6
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	1.7	12.1	65.6	103.5	835.1	1,699.5	93.2	10.4	1,178
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	0	11	32	45	508	1,108	50	4
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	20.3	59.1	83.1	937.9	2,045.6	92.3	7.4	1,300
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	0	14	48	68	427	1,225	75	1
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	26.4	90.4	128.1	804.6	2,308.3	141.3	1.9	1,446
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	9	74	67	531	1,261	90	3
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	3.8	17.3	142.2	128.8	1,020.5	2,423.4	173.0	5.8	1,689
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	24	81	145	528	1,609	74	12
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	4.0	47.5	160.3	286.9	1,044.9	3,184.1	146.4	23.7	2,217
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	13	59	145	425	1,571	84	3
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	4.0	25.9	117.6	288.9	846.8	3,130.2	167.4	6.0	1,944
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chapel Hill, NC	37.67
North Carolina	11.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Chapel Hill, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	17
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	4	1	1	2	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	6.8	1.7	1.7	3.4	0.0	0.0	68
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	5.2	3.5	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	51
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	3	0	2	0	1	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	5.7	0.0	3.8	0.0	1.9	0.0	56
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	4	0	4	0	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	7.7	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	76
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chapel Hill, NC	2.07
North Carolina	2.93
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Chapel Hill, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	119	105	14
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	197.7	174.4	23.3	1.86
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	131	105	26
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	223.0	178.7	44.3	2.01
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	136	109	27
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	232.1	186.1	46.1	2.09
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	129	114	15
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	222.6	196.7	25.9	2.10
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	139	113	26
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	256.6	208.6	48.0	2.33
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	130	112	18
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	245.0	211.0	33.9	2.28
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	136	112	24
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	261.4	215.2	46.1	2.38
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	137	115	22
	Chapel Hill, NC	Per 100,000	272.9	229.1	43.8	2.51
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	131	110	21
2005	Chapel Hill, NC	Count	135	105	30