East Palo Alto, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C-
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 262

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in East Palo Alto is about 1 in 262.

$59

Vehicle Theft costs the average East Palo Alto resident about $59 per year.

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. East Palo Alto is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Palo Alto's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in East Palo Alto is 3.813 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Palo Alto generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in East Palo Alto may be as high as 1 in 205 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 312 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of East Palo Alto, CA: about 24 per year. The southwest part of East Palo Alto has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 4 in a typical year.

How East Palo Alto's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

East Palo Alto, CA:	3.813
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, East Palo Alto is safer than the California 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 East Palo Alto, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of East Palo Alto about $1,874,861 in 2025, or roughly $59 per resident. This is part of East Palo Alto's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Palo Alto, including every crime type and how East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto's crime maps on the East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Palo Alto.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F	D
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F	D-
Atherton, CA	D	D	D-	F
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+	F
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Mountain View, CA	D	C	D-	F
Los Altos Hills, CA	B	C+	C	D
Woodside, CA	C+	D+	C-	D-
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

East Palo Alto 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
Longwood, FL	B+	B+	B+	D+
Scaggsville, MD	C	B	B	D
San Ysidro, CA	D-	D-	D-	F
Salem, NH	C+	A	A	C-
Ruston, LA	D	D	D	D+
Oceanside, NY	B-	C	C	D
Oakdale, CA	C	D	D	D
O'Fallon, IL	A	A	A	C-
McMinnville, TN	D	D	D	C
Maumee, OH	C+	A-	A-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Palo Alto, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 66% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Palo Alto schools on SchoolGrade

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