Theft per Capita in Oakland City
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Oakland City residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Oakland City residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Oakland City is about 1 in 98.
Theft costs the average Oakland City resident about $53 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Oakland City in green. The most dangerous areas in Oakland City 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 C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Oakland City is in the 42nd percentile for safety, meaning 58% of cities are safer and 42% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oakland City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Oakland City is 10.22 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oakland City generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Oakland City may be as high as 1 in 89 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 138 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Oakland City, IN: about 6 per year. The northwest part of Oakland City has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Oakland City to the Indiana state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Oakland City, IN: | 10.22 |
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| Indiana: | 9.637 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Oakland City is as safe as the Indiana state average and safer 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 Oakland City about $180,206 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Oakland City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oakland City, including every crime type and how Oakland City 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 Oakland City's crime maps on the Oakland City 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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B | B | B | B- | |
B | B | A- | B+ | |
A+ | A | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | B- | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | A- | B | B | |
B- | B+ | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A | A+ | A+ | |
A | B | A | A | |
C- | B+ | D | D- | |
A | A+ | A | A |
Oakland City is similar 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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B | C+ | C+ | B- | |
B | A- | A- | B+ | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
A+ | A- | A- | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | C- | |
B | C- | C- | B | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A- | |
C- | B- | B- | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oakland City, IN average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oakland City schools on SchoolGrade
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