Carmel, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Carmel is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of cities are safer and 8% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Carmel's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Carmel is 3.489 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carmel generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Carmel may be as high as 1 in 216 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 779 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the north parts of Carmel, CA: about 16 per year. The south part of Carmel has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Carmel's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Carmel 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 vehicle theft rate, Carmel is safer than the California 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 Vehicle Theft in Carmel, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Carmel about $604,966 in 2025, or roughly $54 per resident. This is part of Carmel's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Carmel, including every crime type and how Carmel 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 Carmel's crime maps on the Carmel overall crime page.

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Individual Carmel Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA	C	D	D+	F
Carmel Highlands, CA	D	D+	D-	F
Monterey, CA	D+	D	D-	F
Del Rey Oaks, CA	B-	C-	C-	D-
Del Monte Forest, CA	C+	C	D+	D-
Sand City, CA	F	D-	F	F
Pacific Grove, CA	C+	C	D+	F
Seaside, CA	C	C-	D	F
Robles Del Rio, CA	A	A	B	D-
Carmel Valley Village, CA	B+	B-	C+	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Carmel 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
Box Elder, SD	C+	B	B	D+
Scappoose, OR	C+	B	B	D
Brookings, OR	D+	C	C	F
Hebron, IN	A+	A+	A+	C
Bridgeton, MO	F	D-	D-	F
Bridgeport, WV	B+	A-	A-	C-
Briarcliff Manor, NY	B+	C+	C+	C
Breinigsville, PA	A+	A+	A+	C-
Pennsville, NJ	A-	B+	B+	C+
Brandenburg, KY	B+	A	A	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carmel, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Carmel schools on SchoolGrade

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