Charles Town, WV Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Vehicle Theft per Capita in Charles Town

The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Charles Town residents.

 

Charles Town, WV Map of Vehicle Theft Rates
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C

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A-
Violent Crime Grade
A-
Property Crime Grade
A

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,077

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Charles Town is about 1 in 1,077.

$14

Vehicle Theft costs the average Charles Town resident about $14 per year.

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

The C grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Charles Town is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Charles Town's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Charles Town is 0.9284 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Charles Town generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Charles Town may be as high as 1 in 580 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,720 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Charles Town, WV: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Charles Town has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Charles Town's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Charles Town, WV: 0.9284
West Virginia: 0.8736
USA: 2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Charles Town is as safe as the West Virginia 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 Charles Town, WV

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Charles Town about $288,625 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of Charles Town's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Charles Town, including every crime type and how Charles Town 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 Charles Town's crime maps on the Charles Town 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 Charles Town is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Charles Town.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Ranson, WV
B
C+
B+
D+
Millville, WV
B+
B+
A-
D+
Mount Pleasant, WV
A+
A+
A+
C+
Harpers Ferry, WV
A
A
A+
B-
Shannondale, WV
A
A
A
C+
Summit Point, WV
A
A-
A+
C
Shenandoah Junction, WV
A-
A-
A
C+
Kearneysville, WV
A+
A
A+
C+
Bolivar, WV
C+
A-
B-
D
Dargan, MD
C-
D+
C
D

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Charles Town 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
Clanton, AL
D+
C-
C-
C
Rutland, VT
D
D+
D+
C-
Fergus Falls, MN
C-
C+
C+
C+
Jenkintown, PA
B
B
B
F
Saugerties, NY
B+
C
C
C+
Norwood, OH
D-
D
D
F
Somerset, MA
B+
C+
C+
C+
Cottage Lake, WA
B+
B+
B+
D-
Conshohocken, PA
B-
A-
A-
D-
Concord, MO
F
C
C
F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Charles Town, WV average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Charles Town schools on SchoolGrade

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