Ames, IA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Ames in green. The most dangerous areas in Ames 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 Ames, IA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Ames is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ames's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Ames is 1.531 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ames generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Ames may be as high as 1 in 521 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 836 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the north parts of Ames, IA: about 20 per year. The northwest part of Ames has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 5 in a typical year.

How Ames's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Ames is as safe as the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Ames, IA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Ames about $1,682,381 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Ames's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ames, including every crime type and how Ames compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle 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 Ames's crime maps on the Ames overall crime page.

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Individual Ames Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Napier, IA	C-	B+	D+	D+
Gilbert, IA	A	A+	A	C
Kelley, IA	B+	D-	A-	C-
Jordan, IA	A-	B+	A-	D
Shipley, IA	C-	B+	C-	D+
Ericson, IA	B+	D-	A+	C
Huxley, IA	A	C+	A+	D+
Nevada, IA	B	A-	B+	C-
Slater, IA	A-	C+	A-	C-
Mackey, IA	B+	B	B+	D

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Ames is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Huntersville, NC	C+	B+	B+	D-
Dundalk, MD	F	D-	D-	F
Sanford, NC	D+	D+	D+	D+
Camden, NJ	C-	D	D	D-
Statesville, NC	C-	C-	C-	B
Leesburg, VA	C+	A	A	A-
Petaluma, CA	C-	D	D	F
Eastvale, CA	A-	A-	A-	D
Lake Elsinore, CA	C+	C	C	D+
Weston, FL	A+	A	A	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ames, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 73% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Ames schools on SchoolGrade

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