Jenkintown, PA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B
Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

1 in 274

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Jenkintown is about 1 in 274.

$57

Vehicle Theft costs the average Jenkintown resident about $57 per year.

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Jenkintown is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Jenkintown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Jenkintown is 3.650 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Jenkintown generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Jenkintown may be as high as 1 in 254 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 284 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Jenkintown, PA: about 13 per year. The east part of Jenkintown has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 4 in a typical year.

How Jenkintown's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Jenkintown, PA:	3.650
Pennsylvania:	1.742
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Jenkintown is less safe than the Pennsylvania 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 Jenkintown, PA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Jenkintown about $1,163,385 in 2025, or roughly $57 per resident. This is part of Jenkintown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Jenkintown, including every crime type and how Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown's crime maps on the Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Jenkintown.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Elkins Park, PA	B-	C	C-	D-
Wyncote, PA	C	C	D+	F
Rockledge, PA	B-	C+	C-	F
Abington, PA	B+	A+	C+	D-
Glenside, PA	B+	B+	B-	D-
Cheltenham, PA	C+	C-	C-	D-
Willow Grove, PA	C+	A-	C-	F
Oreland, PA	A-	A-	B	F
Huntingdon Valley, PA	B+	A-	C+	F
Dresher, PA	A-	A+	B-	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Jenkintown 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
Centerton, AR	B	C+	C+	D+
Tallmadge, OH	C	B	B	F
Sussex, WI	A	A	A	C
Sudley, VA	C+	C+	C+	D-
Sudbury, MA	A+	A	A	A-
Sturgis, MI	B	C	C	A-
Stroudsburg, PA	B	B-	B-	C-
Clive, IA	C+	D	D	D-
Chatham, NJ	A	A+	A+	C+
Charleston, IL	C+	B	B	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jenkintown, PA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Jenkintown schools on SchoolGrade

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