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Safest Cary Neighborhoods
popular neighborhoods in Cary Town Center, Fearrington, Macedonia, Piney Plains, Chatham St / Maynard Rd, U.S. Route 1 / Cary Pky, Chapel Hill Rd / Cary Pky, U.S. Route 1 / Ten Ten Rd, Chatham St / Harrison Ave, U.S. Route 1 / Kildaire Farm Rd
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POPULATION
94,530

CRIME INDEX
46
100 is safest
This city is safer than 46% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | 2,041 | 2,135 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.99 | 21.59 | 22.58 |
| Cary | North Carolina |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 1 | 15 | 30 | 48 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.51 |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
| Cary | North Carolina |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 413 | 1,520 | 101 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 4.37 | 16.08 | 1.07 |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
| Cary | North Carolina |
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Cary has an overall crime rate of 23 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Cary is 1 in 44. How does Cary fare compared to other communities in North Carolina of all population sizes? Cary's crime rate is lower than approximately 60% of North Carolina communities.
However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Cary, and we found that the crime rate in Cary is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Cary is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Cary does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Cary.
For Cary, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Cary than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1006, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in Cary – burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson – is 22 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.




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