Vehicle Theft per Capita in Birmingham
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Birmingham residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Birmingham residents.
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B+ |
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C- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Birmingham is about 1 in 206.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Birmingham resident about $75 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Birmingham in green. The most dangerous areas in Birmingham 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 F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Birmingham is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Birmingham's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Birmingham is 4.865 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Birmingham generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Birmingham may be as high as 1 in 177 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 258 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Birmingham, MI: about 19 per year. The north part of Birmingham has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 7 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Birmingham to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Birmingham, MI: | 4.865 |
|---|---|
| Michigan: | 2.619 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Birmingham is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Birmingham about $1,712,954 in 2025, or roughly $75 per resident. This is part of Birmingham's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Birmingham, including every crime type and how Birmingham compares to other cities.
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 Birmingham's crime maps on the Birmingham overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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B- | B+ | C+ | F | |
C- | B- | D+ | F | |
C | B- | C | F | |
B | B- | B- | F | |
D- | D | D- | F | |
D | C | D- | F | |
C- | C+ | D+ | F | |
C | B- | C- | F | |
D- | D- | D | F | |
B- | B | B | F |
Birmingham 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 |
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B+ | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | C | |
A | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D | C+ | C+ | F | |
A | A+ | A+ | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
C+ | B | B | C+ | |
C- | C | C | D- | |
B | B+ | B+ | C | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Birmingham, MI average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Birmingham schools on SchoolGrade
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