The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Thousand Oaks, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$28.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Thousand Oaks, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $992 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Thousand Oaks with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Thousand Oaks, CA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Thousand Oaks's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Thousand Oaks sits in the 35th percentile, ahead of 35% of cities and behind 65%. The grade covers only Thousand Oaks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Thousand Oaks is 29.52 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 64 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Thousand Oaks, CA report the most crime, about 571 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 111 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Thousand Oaks, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Thousand Oaks for 2025 is $28,863,980, about $371 per resident and $992 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Thousand Oaks Compared to Other Cities?

Thousand Oaks, CA:	$371
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Thousand Oaks is $371 per year, which is $94 less than the national average and $120 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Thousand Oaks:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,017 more than in Thousand Oaks.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $158 less than in Thousand Oaks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Thousand Oaks for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Thousand Oaks	Cost per Thousand Oaks Resident
Murder	$2.84 million	$36
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.42 million	$31
Robbery	$2.76 million	$35
Assault	$5.58 million	$72
Kidnapping	$499,388	$6
Vehicle Theft	$3.43 million	$44
Burglary	$2.77 million	$36
Theft	$5.62 million	$72
Arson	$488,395	$6
Vandalism	$974,389	$13
Animal Cruelty	$12,651	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.19 million	$15
Identity Theft	$282,006	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$28,863,980	$371

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Thousand Oaks, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Thousand Oaks totals $33,533,877 ($431 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $62,397,858 ($801 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Thousand Oaks has 15, do the same, and of Thousand Oaks's 77,876 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Thousand Oaks Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Thousand Oaks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.493
Robbery	1.128
Rape	0.5135
Murder	0.0194
Total Violent Crime	4.154 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.92
Vehicle Theft	2.844
Burglary	3.917
Arson	0.2597
Total Property Crime	20.94 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1058
Drug Crimes	2.074
Vandalism	1.751
Identity Theft	0.4679
Animal Cruelty	0.0220
Total "Other" Rate	4.421 (A-)

Individual Thousand Oaks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Thousand Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Thousand Oaks.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Westlake Village, CA	C-	D+	D
Newbury Park, CA	C	C	D
Virginia Colony, CA	D	D+	D-
Oak Park, CA	A-	B+	B
Moorpark, CA	C+	C-	C-
Agoura Hills, CA	C	C	D
Cornell, CA	F	F	F
Moorpark Home Acres, CA	C+	C	C-
Simi Valley, CA	C+	C	C-
Brandeis, CA	C+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Thousand Oaks is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bellflower, CA	C-	D	D
Bozeman, MT	D+	C-	C-
Boynton Beach, FL	A-	B	B
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A
Berkeley, CA	D-	D-	D-
Bellingham, WA	F	D	D
Bend, OR	C-	B-	B-
Bellevue, NE	C	C+	C+
Brownsville, TX	D-	D	D
Bellevue, WA	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Thousand Oaks is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Thousand Oaks, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Thousand Oaks schools on SchoolGrade

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