Santee, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Santee in green. The most dangerous areas in Santee are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Santee, CA Safe from Theft?

The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Santee is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santee's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Santee is 10.57 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santee generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Santee may be as high as 1 in 49 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 151 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the south parts of Santee, CA: about 114 per year. The west part of Santee has fewer cases of theft with only 33 in a typical year.

How Santee's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Santee to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Santee is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Santee, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Santee about $3,539,381 in 2025, or roughly $55 per resident. This is part of Santee's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santee, including every crime type and how Santee compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

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 Santee's crime maps on the Santee overall crime page.

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Individual Santee Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Santee is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santee.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Bostonia, CA	D+	D+	D	D+
Lakeside, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
El Cajon, CA	D+	D	D	D+
La Mesa, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	D+	D+	D	D
Rancho San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	C
Morena, CA	C-	D+	D	D
Spring Valley, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Lemon Grove, CA	D	D	D-	D
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D	D

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Santee 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
San Gabriel, CA	C-	D	D	C
Lebanon, TN	C-	D	D	C-
Leesburg, FL	A	A-	A-	B+
Lenexa, KS	C	B+	B+	B-
Levittown, PA	B+	A-	A-	B-
Blue Springs, MO	D+	C+	C+	C-
Pontiac, MI	D	F	F	D+
Reseda, CA	C	C-	C-	C+
Revere, MA	B-	C	C	B+
Richland, WA	D+	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santee, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santee schools on SchoolGrade

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