Vehicle Theft per Capita in Fairfax
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Fairfax residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Fairfax residents.
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Vehicle Theft Grade™
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Fairfax is about 1 in 568.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Fairfax resident about $27 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Fairfax in green. The most dangerous areas in Fairfax are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Fairfax is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of cities are safer and 21% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fairfax's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Fairfax is 1.761 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fairfax generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Fairfax may be as high as 1 in 516 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 741 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Fairfax, IA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Fairfax has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Fairfax to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Fairfax, IA: | 1.761 |
|---|---|
| Iowa: | 1.580 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Fairfax is less safe than the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Fairfax about $110,776 in 2025, or roughly $27 per resident. This is part of Fairfax's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fairfax, including every crime type and how Fairfax compares to other cities.
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 Fairfax's crime maps on the Fairfax overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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B+ | A- | A- | C+ | |
C- | C | C- | D- | |
A+ | A- | A+ | C | |
A | A | A | D | |
A | A- | A+ | B+ | |
B | B | B | D+ | |
A | B+ | A+ | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C- | |
B- | B+ | C+ | D | |
A+ | A- | A+ | C |
Fairfax 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C+ | C+ | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
A | A- | A- | C+ | |
A- | A- | A- | B- | |
B- | A | A | A- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
B | C- | C- | C | |
B- | A | A | D | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
B- | D- | D- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fairfax, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Fairfax schools on SchoolGrade
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