Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Durham has a violent crime rate of 36 per 100,000 residents, 91% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 11.9 per 100,000, robbery at 11.9, rape at 11.9. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 250 per 100,000, 87% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 184, burglary at 59, vehicle theft at 6 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 24 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Durham receives a safety grade of F.