Vehicle Theft per Capita in Columbia Heights
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Columbia Heights residents.
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1 in 150
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Columbia Heights is about 1 in 150.
$104
Vehicle Theft costs the average Columbia Heights resident about $104 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Columbia Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights, MN Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Columbia Heights is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Columbia Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Columbia Heights is 6.686 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Columbia Heights generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Columbia Heights may be as high as 1 in 145 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 157 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Columbia Heights, MN: about 30 per year. The west part of Columbia Heights has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 11 in a typical year.
How Columbia Heights's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Columbia Heights to the Minnesota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Columbia Heights, MN: | 6.686 |
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| Minnesota: | 2.833 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Columbia Heights is less safe than the Minnesota 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 Columbia Heights, MN
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Columbia Heights about $2,488,067 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Columbia Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Columbia Heights, including every crime type and how Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights's crime maps on the Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Columbia Heights.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
D | B- | D- | F | |
D+ | B | D | F | |
D | C+ | D- | F | |
D | C- | D | F | |
D+ | B+ | D | F | |
D- | C- | D- | F | |
D- | D | F | F | |
D+ | B- | D | F | |
D | B | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Columbia Heights 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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A | A | A | B | |
B | A- | A- | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | A+ | D+ | |
B- | B | B | D | |
C | C | C | D | |
C | C+ | C+ | B- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | F | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
B- | B+ | B+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbia Heights, MN average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Columbia Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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