2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Carrboro, NC vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 4% more violent crime than Carrboro.
- Palm Desert has 43% more property crime than Carrboro.
 Carrboro, NCPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock15.722.7
 Property Crime34  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 16 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Carrboro, North CarolinaCrime Index
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 Chapel Hill, NC22.6
 Carrboro, NC24.5
 Rougemont, NC28.2
 Pittsboro, NC29.15
 Fearrington Village, NC29.3
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