Cortez, CO Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Cortez is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of cities are safer and 12% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cortez's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Cortez is 2.705 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cortez generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Cortez may be as high as 1 in 235 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 492 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Cortez, CO: about 9 per year. The west part of Cortez has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Cortez's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Cortez to the Colorado 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, Cortez is safer than the Colorado state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Cortez, CO

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Cortez about $558,011 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Cortez's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cortez, including every crime type and how Cortez 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 Cortez's crime maps on the Cortez overall crime page.

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Individual Cortez Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Lebanon, CO	D	D-	D	C
Dolores, CO	D-	D	D-	D+
Mesa Verde National Park, CO	D+	D-	D+	D+
Towaoc, CO	F	D-	F	D-
Mancos, CO	C-	D	C	C
Hesperus, CO	C+	C	C+	D
Aneth, UT	F	D-	F	D
Montezuma Creek, UT	F	D-	F	D+
Durango, CO	F	F	F	F
Hermosa, CO	D-	D	D-	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Cortez 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
Wayland, MI	B-	B-	B-	B
Ellisville, MS	A	A+	A+	A-
Elizabeth, CO	C+	C+	C+	D+
Elberton, GA	D+	D	D	B
South Boston, VA	C	D+	D+	C-
Duson, LA	D	D	D	D-
Dudley, MA	A	B	B	A-
Vineyard Haven, MA	B+	C-	C-	C+
Clay, AL	C+	B-	B-	D-
Chipley, FL	B+	B	B	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cortez, CO average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cortez schools on SchoolGrade

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