Theft per Capita in DeKalb
The map below shows theft per 1,000 DeKalb residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 DeKalb residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in DeKalb is about 1 in 49.
Theft costs the average DeKalb resident about $106 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in DeKalb in green. The most dangerous areas in DeKalb are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. DeKalb is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to DeKalb's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in DeKalb is 20.55 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in DeKalb generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in DeKalb may be as high as 1 in 18 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 106 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of DeKalb, TX: about 32 per year. The north part of DeKalb has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in DeKalb to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| DeKalb, TX: | 20.55 |
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| Texas: | 15.54 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, DeKalb is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of DeKalb about $455,640 in 2025, or roughly $106 per resident. This is part of DeKalb's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for DeKalb, including every crime type and how DeKalb compares to other cities.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading DeKalb's crime maps on the DeKalb overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C | C- | B- | C | |
D+ | D | C- | C- | |
D+ | D+ | C- | C- | |
D- | D+ | D- | F | |
C | D+ | B | B | |
F | C- | F | F | |
C- | D+ | C | C+ | |
C- | D- | C+ | B- | |
B | D | A | A | |
D+ | D- | C | C+ |
DeKalb is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
B | B | B | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
C- | C | C | D+ | |
B+ | A | A | A- | |
A- | B | B | B+ | |
A+ | A | A | B+ | |
D- | F | F | D- | |
B+ | B | B | B+ | |
A | A | A | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in DeKalb, TX average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See DeKalb schools on SchoolGrade
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