how safe is carrboro?

augustfai
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:10:21 +0000

Hey guys, I am currently a sophomore at UNC and am looking at off-campus housing with a couple of friends. We’re looking at a great little house in Carrboro on W Poplar Ave (if anyone’s familiar with street names), and it’s looking like a great place, but I’m kind of worried about the crime rate in the area. It seems pretty high, especially the robbery statistics, and I’ve had numerous people who live/lived tell me their homes have been broken into, sometimes while they’ve been there. I know that crime is an issue everywhere, but I thought I’d ask here to see how people feel in Carrboro–relatively safe?

I know safe is subjective, but I’m not looking for someone to tell me that Carrboro is kept within this little bubble…of course it isn’t. I just want to know that if I’m walking (not alone, of course) from the bus stop on Jones Ferry or W Poplar/Davie Rd that I’ll feel relatively safe.