Vehicle Theft per Capita in Dorchester
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Dorchester residents.
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$7
Vehicle Theft costs the average Dorchester resident about $7 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Dorchester in green. The most dangerous areas in Dorchester 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 Dorchester, TX Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The B+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is lower than the average US city. Dorchester is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of cities are safer and 74% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dorchester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Dorchester is 0.4477 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dorchester generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Dorchester may be as high as 1 in 1,745 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,397 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the north parts of Dorchester, TX: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Dorchester has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Dorchester's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Dorchester to the Texas state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Dorchester, TX: | 0.4477 |
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| Texas: | 3.387 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Dorchester is safer than the Texas 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 Dorchester, TX
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Dorchester about $2,884 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Dorchester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Dorchester, including every crime type and how Dorchester 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 Dorchester's crime maps on the Dorchester 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 Dorchester is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dorchester.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | C | C+ | C+ | |
C | C+ | C | B- | |
C- | B- | D+ | A | |
D+ | C- | D | C | |
A- | A+ | B | A- | |
B+ | C- | A | A- | |
C | A- | D | A+ | |
C+ | B | C- | A- | |
D+ | C+ | D | C+ | |
B+ | A- | B+ | B+ |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Dorchester is lower 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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F | F | F | F | |
A | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
B- | B- | B- | B- | |
C | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D+ | D | D | B- | |
B- | D | D | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A- | A- | A- | B- | |
C+ | A | A | C | |
A+ | A | A | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dorchester, TX average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Dorchester schools on SchoolGrade
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