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Home and Business Security Systems in Chapel Hill, NC

Refined, discreet protection for university-town homes and professionals. Our Apex office is about 26 miles away.

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Your neighbors in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill's mix of stately historic homes, university families and medical professionals calls for security that's powerful but unobtrusive, and that's exactly what Secur-Tek delivers. We install discreet, professionally monitored systems and smart-home automation across Meadowmont, Southern Village and the established streets near Franklin Street, integrating cameras, locks and lighting cleanly into homes where details matter. It's high-end technology with hands-on local service.

Newer communities like Meadowmont and nearby Briar Chapel continue to draw professionals who want smart, monitored homes from the day they move in.

Chapel Hill home packages start at

$799 installed

Starter alarm with cellular monitoring at $32.95/mo. Wireless packages from $1,799, doorbell and camera packages from $2,599. Wired systems from $3,495.

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Local crime data

Crime and safety in Chapel Hill: what the local data says

Independent research from official 2024 crime data for the Chapel Hill Police Department, population 63,906, plus what local police publish for residents.

Property crimes25.2per 1,000 residents1,613 reported in 20241
Burglaries3.4per 1,000 residents217 reported in 20242
Larceny and theft19.9per 1,000 residents1,274 reported in 20243
Vehicle thefts1.8per 1,000 residents118 reported in 20244
Violent crimes1.8per 1,000 residents112 reported in 20245
Property crime, per 1,000 residents, 202419
Chapel Hill25.2
North Carolina20.1
Violent crime, per 1,000 residents, 202419
Chapel Hill1.8
North Carolina3.8

In 2024 the Chapel Hill Police Department reported 25.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents to the FBI, compared with 20.1 per 1,000 across North Carolina and 17.7 per 1,000 nationally (FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported offenses). Chapel Hill's violent crime rate, 1.8 per 1,000, was less than half the statewide rate of 3.8.156

FBI data show Chapel Hill's reported property crimes rose from 1,223 in 2022 (20.1 per 1,000) to 1,687 in 2023 (25.9), were 1,613 in 2024 (25.2), and fell to 1,173 in 2025 (17.8 per 1,000).1

What stands out in Chapel Hill

  • Larceny accounts for most property crime in Chapel Hill: 1,274 of the 1,613 property offenses CHPD reported to the FBI for 2024 (79%) were larceny-thefts, compared with 217 burglaries and 118 vehicle thefts.1234
  • CHPD's July to December 2024 report shows property crime made up 75% of reported crimes (683 offenses). Compared with the same months of 2023, thefts from motor vehicles rose 2.4% (250 to 256) and shoplifting rose 41% (154 to 218), while motor vehicle thefts fell 35% (104 to 67).7
  • Vehicle break-ins outnumber home break-ins in the Town's open incident data. In 2024 CHPD logged 241 reports coded as breaking and entering a vehicle with larceny and 133 coded as vehicle break-ins with attempted larceny, compared with 147 residential break-in reports (78 of them coded as no forced entry) and 40 business break-ins.8
  • Crime on university property is handled and reported separately by UNC Police, which reported 234 property offenses and 9 violent offenses to the FBI for 2024; these are not included in CHPD's figures.910

Check your own street

Chapel Hill Open Data: Police Incident Reports WrittenIncident reports filed with CHPD since 2010, with offense, report date, premise type and approximate location; use the map or table view to filter by street or date range.OpenUNC Police Crime LogSearchable log of incidents reported to UNC Police on campus and university property, filterable by date, location and description.OpenCHPD Semi-Annual ReportsTwice-yearly CHPD reports with crime trends, the top offenses and comparisons with the same period a year earlier.OpenCHPD Police to Citizen (P2C) portalFile or view a police report online, and request a house check.Open
  • CHPD covers the Town of Chapel Hill, which extends across Orange and Durham counties; the FBI lists CHPD's jurisdiction in both counties.11
  • UNC Police has primary jurisdiction on property owned or leased by UNC-Chapel Hill (N.C.G.S. 116-40.5) and primary response for the Granville Towers property, and a town and university agreement lets its officers act elsewhere in town under defined conditions. Incidents there appear in UNC Police data, not CHPD's.12
  • Unincorporated Orange County outside town limits is patrolled by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, whose Patrol Division covers the county's 409 square miles; the Durham County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated Durham County. Neighboring Carrboro has its own police department.111314

Free help from local police

  • House check requests Before you travel, request a CHPD house check online; an officer checks that doors and windows appear secure and looks for problems such as leaks or damage (available for residences within Town of Chapel Hill jurisdiction).
  • Accidental Alarm Program registration Register your alarm with the Town's vendor, Cry Wolf, to avoid a $100 fine for each of the first three accidental alarms in a rolling one-year period.
  • Chapel Hill CrimeStoppers Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC CrimeStoppers takes anonymous tips online or at 919-942-7515 and offers cash rewards for tips that lead to felony arrests.
Sources and method

Rates are reported offenses per 1,000 residents, using the population each source reports for that agency and year. Reported crime is not all crime, and one year of numbers moves with a few incidents in smaller towns. Researched September 2026.

  1. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, Chapel Hill Police Department (NC0680100), property crime: summarized monthly offense counts and population, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, Chapel Hill Police Department (NC0680100), burglary: summarized monthly offense counts and population, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  3. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, Chapel Hill Police Department (NC0680100), larceny-theft: summarized monthly offense counts and population, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  4. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, Chapel Hill Police Department (NC0680100), motor vehicle theft: summarized monthly offense counts and population, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  5. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, Chapel Hill Police Department (NC0680100), violent crime: summarized monthly offense counts and population, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  6. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, North Carolina statewide property crime: summarized monthly offense counts and rates (with United States rates), 2022 to 2024, 2024
  7. Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Police Department. Guardians of the Hill Semi-Annual Report, July to December 2024 (updated 2/5/25), 2024
  8. Chapel Hill Open Data (Town of Chapel Hill). Police Incident Reports Written open dataset (queried via its ArcGIS FeatureServer), 2024
  9. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill (NC0680400), property crime: summarized monthly offense counts, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  10. FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR Program). FBI Crime Data Explorer, University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill (NC0680400), violent crime: summarized monthly offense counts, 2021 to 2025, 2024
  11. FBI Crime Data Explorer. FBI Crime Data Explorer API: North Carolina agency list (ORI, counties, agency type), 2026
  12. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Police. UNC Police General Order 01-04R6: Agency Jurisdiction, 2020
  13. Orange County Sheriff's Office (NC). Patrol Services, 2026
  14. Durham County Government. FY 2025-26 Budget: Public Safety (Sheriff's Office description), 2025
  15. Town of Chapel Hill. Register Your Alarm, 2026
  16. Town of Chapel Hill. Request a House Check, 2026
  17. Town of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Police Department. Semi-Annual Reports, 2026
  18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Police. UNC Police Crime Log, 2026
  19. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Crime Data Explorer: summarized offense rates, North Carolina and United States, 2024, 2024
What the numbers mean

A security plan built for Chapel Hill

Larceny and theft make up most reported property crime in Chapel Hill, so the plan starts with the easy targets: cars, porches and garages.

Doors, windows and the garage

Chapel Hill Police Department recorded 217 burglaries in 2024. Sensors on every exterior door, the garage door and ground-floor windows, plus glass-break detectors, sound the alarm before anyone gets far.

Driveway, porch and cars

Larceny and theft made up 79% of reported property crime in Chapel Hill in 2024. 118 vehicle thefts were reported in 2024. A video doorbell and a driveway camera show who walks up, send an alert to your phone, and keep the recording.

A response that counts

Monitored alarms reach a UL-listed central station 24/7, and verified alarms get the right response. We handle local alarm registration when it applies.

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What we install in Chapel Hill

Everything that protects and connects your home or business

Home security systems

Wired or wireless alarms, video doorbells, cameras and smart locks, monitored 24/7.

Cameras

Pro cameras with local recording, aimed at what you need to see.

Smart home

Locks, lights, thermostats and garage on the same app as your alarm.

Business security

Cameras, access control and fire alarm for Chapel Hill businesses and HOAs.

Building or renovating

Wire it before the walls close

Renovating a classic Chapel Hill home or finishing a new build? We design wiring and security that disappear into the architecture. It's cleaner, it's hidden, and it saves you money versus retrofitting later.

Structured wiringBuilder program

Where we work in Chapel Hill

  • Meadowmont
  • Southern Village
  • Gimghoul
  • Franklin Street area
  • The Oaks
  • Lake Forest
  • Briar Chapel area

ZIP codes served: 27514, 27516, 27517

Good to know

Alarm rules and tips for Chapel Hill

Local alarm rules. Chapel Hill runs an Accidental Alarm Program handled by the vendor Cry Wolf (1-855-725-7107). Registering an alarm avoids a $100 fine for each of the first three accidental alarms at an address in a rolling one-year period. Regardless of registration, excessive accidental alarms in a rolling year are fined: 4th and 5th, $100 each; 6th and 7th, $200 each; 8th and 9th, $300 each; 10th or more, $500 each. Questions go to CHPD at 919-968-2760. Source.

Registration. Many Triangle towns ask monitored alarm systems to be registered and charge for repeat false alarms. Our alarm registration guide has the current rules and links, and we help you register when we install.

Switching companies. Already have a system? Wired sensors can often be reused with a new panel. Some panels are locked by the old dealer; we check on the visit and tell you plainly. How switching works.

"Secur-Tek and every person who works there can be summed up in one word: awesome. These guys did the original audio/video on our home and the work they did was flawless."

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Chapel Hill security FAQ

Is Chapel Hill a safe place to live?
FBI Crime Data Explorer figures for 2024 show the Chapel Hill Police Department recorded 1.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, less than half the North Carolina rate of 3.8, and 25.2 property crimes per 1,000, above the state rate of 20.1. About 79% of property crime was larceny, such as thefts from vehicles and shoplifting. FBI figures for 2025 show property crime down to 1,173 offenses (17.8 per 1,000).
What are the most common property crimes in Chapel Hill?
Larceny-theft, which made up 1,274 of CHPD's 1,613 property offenses in 2024 (FBI data). CHPD's July to December 2024 report shows thefts from motor vehicles (256) as the top incident category for that half-year, with shoplifting at 218. In the Town's 2024 open data, residential break-in reports (147) were well under half the number of vehicle break-in reports (374).
Who polices the UNC campus and areas outside town limits?
UNC Police has primary jurisdiction on university-owned or leased property and at Granville Towers, and it reports its own crime data. CHPD covers the rest of the town, and unincorporated areas are served by the Orange County Sheriff's Office or, on the Durham County side, the Durham County Sheriff's Office.
Does Chapel Hill fine false alarms?
Yes. Under the Town's Accidental Alarm Program, registering your alarm avoids a $100 fine for each of the first three accidental alarms in a rolling year; from the fourth alarm on, fines of $100 to $500 each apply regardless of registration.
Does Secur-Tek install security systems in Chapel Hill, NC?
Yes. Secur-Tek has installed and serviced home and business security throughout Chapel Hill for years, with a local team based in nearby Apex. We cover neighborhoods including Meadowmont, Southern Village, Gimghoul, Franklin Street area and the surrounding Orange County area, offering professionally monitored alarms, cameras, smart-home automation and more.
How quickly can a technician reach my Chapel Hill home or business?
Our office in Apex is only about 26 miles from Chapel Hill, so we are close by. Call us and we'll schedule a free, no-pressure consultation at a time that works for you.
Do you offer security for new-construction homes in Chapel Hill?
Absolutely. Chapel Hill has a lot of new construction, and the best time to add security is during the build. We pre-wire homes for alarm sensors, cameras, networking and smart-home gear before the drywall goes up, so everything is clean, hidden and ready the day you move in.
Does Secur-Tek watch the video from my cameras?
No, and this is a common misunderstanding. Our professional monitoring center watches for alarm signals (like a tripped door or smoke sensor) so help can be dispatched 24/7. Your camera footage is private and viewable by you in your own app; we don't sit and watch your cameras. You stay in control of your video.
How much does a security system cost in Chapel Hill?
Starter packages start at $799 installed, wireless packages at $1,799 and wired packages at $3,495, plus $32.95 a month for monitoring, or $48.95 with cameras. Your exact price comes after a free visit. Get a range in 2 minutes.

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