Charleston, MO Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 684

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Charleston is about 1 in 684.

$23

Vehicle Theft costs the average Charleston resident about $23 per year.

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

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

The rate of vehicle theft in Charleston is 1.461 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Charleston generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Charleston may be as high as 1 in 469 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,109 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southwest parts of Charleston, MO: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Charleston has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Charleston's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Charleston, MO:	1.461
Missouri:	4.887
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Charleston is safer than the Missouri 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 Charleston, MO

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Charleston about $106,447 in 2025, or roughly $23 per resident. This is part of Charleston's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Charleston, including every crime type and how Charleston 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 Charleston's crime maps on the Charleston 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 Charleston is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Charleston.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Diehlstadt, MO	C+	C-	C	B-
Bertrand, MO	D+	C+	D	A-
Samos, MO	D	D-	D	C
Anniston, MO	C-	D-	C	B-
Lusk, MO	D+	D	D+	C
Wyatt, MO	F	F	D-	D
Miner, MO	D	D-	D	C
Blodgett, MO	C-	C	D+	C
Cairo, IL	F	F	F	D-
Klondike, IL	F	D-	F	D

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Charleston 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
Hillsville, VA	D+	C-	C-	D+
Hemingway, SC	F	F	F	F
Henagar, AL	C	B-	B-	C+
Henniker, NH	B	A+	A+	A-
Herculaneum, MO	B	C-	C-	D+
Hewitt, NJ	A	A-	A-	B-
Hiawassee, GA	C+	C	C	B-
Hicksville, OH	B-	B+	B+	B+
Hiddenite, NC	C+	B	B	B
Higganum, CT	A	A+	A+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Charleston, MO average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Charleston schools on SchoolGrade

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