South Portsmouth, KY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in South Portsmouth in green. The most dangerous areas in South Portsmouth 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 South Portsmouth, KY Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. South Portsmouth is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Portsmouth's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in South Portsmouth is 20.10 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Portsmouth generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in South Portsmouth may be as high as 1 in 34 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 217 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the east parts of South Portsmouth, KY: about 11 per year. The south part of South Portsmouth has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How South Portsmouth's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in South Portsmouth to the Kentucky 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, South Portsmouth is less safe than the Kentucky state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Theft in South Portsmouth, KY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of South Portsmouth about $120,224 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of South Portsmouth's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Portsmouth, including every crime type and how South Portsmouth 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 South Portsmouth's crime maps on the South Portsmouth overall crime page.

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Individual South Portsmouth Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
South Shore, KY	C-	B+	C-	D+
Friendship, OH	B	B	B	B
West Portsmouth, OH	D+	C+	D+	D+
Letitia, KY	C	B+	C-	D+
Maloneton, KY	C-	B+	C-	D+
Portsmouth, OH	D-	C	D	D
New Boston, OH	F	C-	F	F
Rosemount, OH	C-	A	C+	C
Siloam, KY	D+	A-	D	D-
Quincy, KY	B	A	A-	A-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

South Portsmouth 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
Readsboro, VT	B+	B-	B-	B
Mount Hope, KS	A	C	C	A+
Murry, MO	B	C-	C-	A+
Musella, GA	C	C-	C-	D+
New Concord, KY	D+	B	B	C-
New Straitsville, OH	B-	C+	C+	C
Normangee, TX	D-	D	D	F
Point Roberts, WA	F	D+	D+	D-
Powell, AL	D+	C-	C-	C
Prattsville, NY	A+	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Portsmouth, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See South Portsmouth schools on SchoolGrade

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