Vehicle Theft per Capita in Downers Grove
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Downers Grove residents.
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1 in 258
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Downers Grove is about 1 in 258.
$60
Vehicle Theft costs the average Downers Grove resident about $60 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Downers Grove in green. The most dangerous areas in Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove, IL Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Downers Grove is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downers Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Downers Grove is 3.876 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downers Grove generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Downers Grove may be as high as 1 in 237 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 279 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Downers Grove, IL: about 31 per year. The northwest part of Downers Grove has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 12 in a typical year.
How Downers Grove's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Downers Grove to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Downers Grove, IL: | 3.876 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 2.644 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Downers Grove is less safe than the Illinois 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 Downers Grove, IL
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Downers Grove about $3,345,072 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of Downers Grove's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downers Grove, including every crime type and how Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove's crime maps on the Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Downers Grove.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | A | C | F | |
B | A | B- | F | |
B | A- | B- | D- | |
B+ | A | B | F | |
C+ | A- | C | F | |
C+ | A- | C- | F | |
B | A- | C+ | D- | |
D+ | B- | D | F | |
D- | C | F | F | |
B+ | A- | B | D- |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Downers Grove 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- | A | A | D- | |
C | C- | C- | C | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
D | D | D | D- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | F | |
B | A- | A- | D- | |
B+ | B | B | C- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | B- | |
B | B+ | B+ | D | |
B | C+ | C+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downers Grove, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downers Grove schools on SchoolGrade
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