Columbus, KY Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Vehicle Theft per Capita in Columbus

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

 

Columbus, KY Map of Vehicle Theft Rates
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$14

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

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

The C grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Columbus is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of cities are safer and 44% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Columbus's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Columbus is 0.9131 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Columbus generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Columbus may be as high as 1 in 966 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,229 in the central part of the city.

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

How Columbus's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Columbus, KY: 0.9131
Kentucky: 2.340
USA: 2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Columbus is safer than the Kentucky 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 Columbus, KY

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Columbus about $2,206 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of Columbus's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Columbus, including every crime type and how Columbus 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 Columbus's crime maps on the Columbus 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 Columbus is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Columbus.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
D+
A
D
B
D
D+
D+
D
D+
C+
C-
C+
B-
A-
B-
A+
C-
C
C+
C+
C
A
C-
B+
D
C
D
B-
C
A-
C
B
C-
C+
C-
C
C+
B
B
B+

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Columbus is similar 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
B+
A-
A-
C-
C+
B+
B+
A
A
B+
B+
B-
A-
A
A
B-
C+
C
C
A-
B+
B+
B+
B
D-
B+
B+
D-
C
D+
D+
A
D
D+
D+
D-
A-
A-
A-
B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Columbus, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Columbus schools on SchoolGrade

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