Bay St. Louis, MS Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Vehicle Theft per Capita in Bay St. Louis

The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Bay St. Louis residents.

 

Bay St. Louis, MS Map of Vehicle Theft Rates
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D+

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
B-
Violent Crime Grade
A+
Property Crime Grade
B

Which crimes are included?

1 in 691

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Bay St. Louis is about 1 in 691.

$22

Vehicle Theft costs the average Bay St. Louis resident about $22 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Bay St. Louis is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bay St. Louis's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Bay St. Louis is 1.447 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bay St. Louis generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Bay St. Louis may be as high as 1 in 426 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,007 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the east parts of Bay St. Louis, MS: about 8 per year. The west part of Bay St. Louis has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bay St. Louis's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Bay St. Louis, MS: 1.447
Mississippi: 1.003
USA: 2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Bay St. Louis is less safe than the Mississippi 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 Bay St. Louis, MS

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Bay St. Louis about $242,717 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Bay St. Louis's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bay St. Louis, including every crime type and how Bay St. Louis 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 Bay St. Louis's crime maps on the Bay St. Louis overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Waveland, MS
A-
A+
A-
B-
Diamondhead, MS
A+
A+
A+
C
DeLisle, MS
A-
A
A
B
Lakeshore, MS
A
A+
A+
B-
Pass Christian, MS
A+
A+
A
B+
Fenton, MS
A+
A+
A+
C+
Kiln, MS
A-
A+
A-
C+
Long Beach, MS
A
A+
A
A-
Pearlington, MS
A-
A+
A+
C+
Gulfport, MS
B+
A
B
C

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Bay St. Louis is higher 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
Paris, KY
C-
B+
B+
C
Port Washington, WI
B+
B+
B+
C+
Poquoson, VA
B
A-
A-
D+
Pontotoc, MS
B+
A+
A+
B
Fort Gratiot, MI
B-
C-
C-
C
Fort Hunt, VA
B
A+
A+
C-
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
A
A
A
B+
Polk City, FL
A+
A
A
A-
Fort Mohave, AZ
B+
C
C
B+
Fort Stockton, TX
F
F
F
D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bay St. Louis, MS average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Bay St. Louis schools on SchoolGrade

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