Home and Business Security Systems in Pittsboro, NC
Future-ready security for Chatham County's historic seat, and the Triangle's next boomtown. Our Apex office is about 22 miles away.
Your neighbors in Pittsboro
Pittsboro is transforming, the massive Chatham Park development and new advanced-manufacturing plants nearby are turning a historic county seat into one of the region's biggest growth stories. Secur-Tek is ready for it, securing historic homes around the courthouse, new builds in Chatham Park and Fearrington Village, and the businesses arriving with them. We deliver professionally monitored alarms, smart-home automation and commercial systems, all from a locally owned Triangle team.
Chatham Park is planned for tens of thousands of new residents, and major manufacturing investment nearby is accelerating demand for both home and commercial security across Pittsboro.
Pittsboro 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.
Crime and safety in Pittsboro: what the local data says
Independent research from official 2024 crime data for the Pittsboro Police Department, population 4,934, plus what local police publish for residents.
In 2024 Pittsboro reported 30.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents, higher than North Carolina's rate of 20.1 and the national rate of 17.7, while its violent crime rate was 1.0 per 1,000 compared with 3.8 statewide (FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported offenses). Pittsboro has about 4,900 residents, so every 10 offenses moves its rate by about 2 per 1,000, and more than half of its property offense records were thefts at stores, restaurants and gas stations rather than at homes.123
Pittsboro's reported property crimes rose from 89 in 2022 to 110 in 2023 and 149 in 2024 (19.1, 23.0 and 30.2 per 1,000 residents), with most of the increase in shoplifting (19, 31 and 55 offenses in FBI incident data), and FBI data for 2025 show 93 (18.2 per 1,000).13
What stands out in Pittsboro
- Most property crime inside Pittsboro is theft from businesses. In FBI incident data for 2024, 81 of 153 property offense records were at stores, restaurants and gas stations and 26 were at homes; shoplifting (55 offenses) was the largest single category, followed by other thefts (53) and thefts from vehicles (19).3
- Burglaries and vehicle thefts inside town limits were uncommon in 2024, with 12 burglaries and 6 vehicle thefts (FBI Crime Data Explorer). Of the thefts from vehicles in the incident data, 6 were in parking lots and 5 at homes, and 6 property offense records were at construction sites.13
- In the Chatham County Sheriff's Office area around the town, burglary is a larger share of property crime: 174 of 506 property crimes in 2024, and in the Sheriff's 2024 incident data 75 of 105 burglary records were at residences and 9 at rental storage facilities. In January 2025 the Sheriff's Office charged three people in thefts of an enclosed trailer and campers from storage lots in southeastern Chatham County and asked people who store property there to check that it is secure.456
- Pittsboro police began using license plate reader cameras (Flock) in January 2024 and reported that the system helped solve three stolen car cases and three larcenies. In May 2026 the Board of Commissioners voted to end the contract for the town's nine cameras, with removal by July 1, 2026.78
Check your own street
- The Pittsboro Police Department covers the area inside town limits, about 4,900 residents by the FBI's 2024 population figure, with two patrol squads providing 24-hour coverage. Addresses outside town limits are served by the Chatham County Sheriff's Office, which the FBI lists with a separate 2024 service population of 66,835.149
- Chatham Park is a Town of Pittsboro planned development district of about 7,100 acres, approved in 2015 for up to 22,000 residential units and up to 22 million square feet of non-residential development. Its land is being added to town limits in phases through voluntary annexation (for example, a 13-acre Chatham Park parcel in August 2025), so whether an address is served by Pittsboro police or the Sheriff's Office depends on the parcel; the Pittsboro Police Department ((919) 542-3200) can confirm.101112
- In the Sheriff's Office service area, 2024 reported property crime was 506 offenses, about 7.6 per 1,000 residents, including 174 burglaries, 268 larcenies and 58 vehicle thefts (FBI Crime Data Explorer).4
- Pittsboro police handled 10,375 calls for service in 2023, about 8 percent more than five years earlier; foot patrols (28 percent) and traffic stops (16 percent) were the largest shares.7
Free help from local police
- Neighborhood and business watch (Pittsboro Police Department) The department's community police officer works with neighborhood and business watch programs and crime prevention; contact the department at (919) 542-3200 to start or join one.
- House check request (Chatham County Sheriff's Office) Online form for residents in the Sheriff's Office jurisdiction to request checks on a home, for example while away.
- Business check request (Chatham County Sheriff's Office) Online form for businesses in the Sheriff's Office jurisdiction to request property checks.
- Submit a tip (Chatham County Sheriff's Office) Online form to send the Sheriff's Office information about suspicious activity or a crime (call 911 for emergencies).
- ALERT Chatham (CodeRED) and Town Notify Me alerts Free county and town emergency alerts by phone, text or email; register online, through the CodeRED app or by calling Chatham County Emergency Management at (919) 545-8163.
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.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer. Crime Data Explorer summarized offenses, Pittsboro Police Department (NC0190200): property crime, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and violent crime, with agency population, 2022 to 2025, 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer. Crime Data Explorer summarized offenses, North Carolina and United States, January to December 2024 and 2025 (reported offenses; same live query family as the agency figures); summarized in _nc.json, 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer. Crime Data Explorer NIBRS agency data, Pittsboro Police Department (NC0190200), 2022 to 2024: larceny subtypes, burglary and motor vehicle theft, with 2024 location totals, 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer. Crime Data Explorer summarized offenses, Chatham County Sheriff's Office (NC0190000), January 2022 to December 2024 (property crime, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, violent crime), 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer. Crime Data Explorer NIBRS agency data, Chatham County Sheriff's Office (NC0190000), 2024 location totals (burglary and larceny subtypes), 2024
- Chapelboro.com. Chatham County Sheriff: 3 Arrested for Series of Trailer Thefts (January 8, 2025), 2025
- Town of Pittsboro. 2024 Police Department Update (presentation, Pittsboro Police Department), 2024
- Chapelboro.com. Pittsboro Commissioners Vote to End Flock Safety Contract Early, Citing Community Opposition (May 13, 2026), 2026
- Town of Pittsboro Police Department. Patrol Division, 2026
- Town of Pittsboro Planning. Chatham Park (Master Plan and Elements), 2026
- Town of Pittsboro. Memorandum: A-2025-02 Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition, Chatham Park Investors LLC, 12.999 acres (August 11, 2025), 2025
- Town of Pittsboro. Police Department, 2026
- North Carolina General Assembly (local ordinance filings). Criminal Ordinances, Town of Pittsboro, NC (November 1, 2019), 2019
- Town of Pittsboro. Sign Up For Emergency Alerts, 2026
- Chatham County Sheriff's Office. Community Requests (House Check Request, Business Check Requests) and Submit A Tip, 2026
- Town of Pittsboro Planning. Interactive Development Map, 2026
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Crime in the United States, 2024 Methodology (methodology_CIUS_2024.pdf, in offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip): 'Any comparisons of crime among different locales should take into consideration relevant factors in addition to the area's crime statistics.', 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting Program). Crime in the United States, 2024: Table 8, Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2024, and Table 10, by State by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2024 (file offenses-known-to-le-2024.zip), 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting Program). Crime in the United States, 2024: Tables 4 and 5, Crime in the United States by State (North Carolina and U.S. estimated totals) (file cius-estimations-2024.zip); summarized in _nc.json, 2024
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting Program). Crime in the United States, 2022: Table 8, Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2022 (file offenses-known-to-le-2022.zip), 2022
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting Program). Crime in the United States, 2023: Table 8, Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2023 (file offenses-known-to-le-2023.zip), 2023
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting Program). Crime in the United States, 2025: Table 8, Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2025, and Table 4 (North Carolina 2025 estimate) (files offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip and cius-estimations-2025.zip), 2025
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Crime Data Explorer: summarized offense rates, North Carolina and United States, 2024, 2024
A security plan built for Pittsboro
Larceny and theft make up most reported property crime in Pittsboro, so the plan starts with the easy targets: cars, porches and garages.
Doors, windows and the garage
Pittsboro Police Department recorded 12 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 88% of reported property crime in Pittsboro in 2024. 6 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.
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 Pittsboro businesses and HOAs.
Wire it before the walls close
Building in Chatham Park or Briar Chapel? Pre-wiring during construction is the smartest, cleanest way to get security, cameras and networking exactly where you want them. It's cleaner, it's hidden, and it saves you money versus retrofitting later.
Where we work in Pittsboro
- Chatham Park
- Fearrington Village
- Briar Chapel
- Historic Downtown Pittsboro
- Mosaic
- Vineyards
ZIP codes served: 27312
Alarm rules and tips for Pittsboro
Local alarm rules. No alarm registration form or false-alarm fee schedule was found on the Town of Pittsboro or Pittsboro Police Department web pages. The town's list of criminal ordinances filed with the NC General Assembly (2019) includes two alarm provisions: a security alarm that can be heard off the premises for more than 10 minutes, and activating a security alarm when no assistance is needed. Burglar alarms made up about 4 percent of the department's 10,375 calls for service in 2023. 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.
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