Vehicle Theft per Capita in Desert Center
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Desert Center residents.
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Vehicle Theft costs the average Desert Center resident about $24 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Desert Center in green. The most dangerous areas in Desert Center 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 Desert Center, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Desert Center is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Desert Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Desert Center is 1.549 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Desert Center generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Desert Center may be as high as 1 in 318 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 743 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the south parts of Desert Center, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Desert Center has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Desert Center's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Desert Center to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Desert Center, CA: | 1.549 |
|---|---|
| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Desert Center is safer than the California 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 Desert Center, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Desert Center about $984 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Desert Center's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Desert Center, including every crime type and how Desert Center 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 Desert Center's crime maps on the Desert Center 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 Desert Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Desert Center.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D | F | |
D+ | C | D- | D- | |
D | D- | D | F | |
C- | D | D | F | |
C | D+ | D+ | D- | |
C- | D | D | F | |
D- | F | D- | B- | |
D+ | D | D- | F | |
D- | F | D- | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Desert Center 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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B- | B+ | B+ | C | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
F | F | F | D- | |
B- | B | B | C- | |
A- | A | A | A | |
C- | D | D | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C- | B- | B- | B | |
B- | B- | B- | A | |
B- | C | C | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Desert Center, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Desert Center schools on SchoolGrade
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