Key West, FL Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Key West is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of cities are safer and 32% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Key West's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Key West is 1.215 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Key West generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Key West may be as high as 1 in 694 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 880 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Key West, FL: about 12 per year. The southeast part of Key West has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Key West's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Key West is less safe than the Florida 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 Key West, FL

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Key West about $724,565 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Key West's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Key West, including every crime type and how Key West 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 Key West's crime maps on the Key West overall crime page.

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Individual Key West Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in Key West is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Key West.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Sugarloaf Shores, FL	A+	A-	A+	B
Cudjoe Key, FL	B	B	C-	B+
Summerland Key, FL	A+	A	A+	B-
Big Pine Key, FL	A+	B+	A+	B
Rock Harbor, FL	A+	B+	A-	A-
Marathon, FL	A-	C-	B+	C-
Key Colony Beach, FL	A+	C+	A	C
Long Key, FL	A+	C	A	A-
Layton, FL	A+	C	A	A-
Plantation Key, FL	A-	A	C+	B-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Key West 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
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B-	D-
Greenfield, IN	B+	A	A	B-
Greenville, TX	C-	D+	D+	C
Harker Heights, TX	D+	D	D	D+
Havertown, PA	A-	B+	B+	D-
Huntington Station, NY	B-	C	C	D
La Porte, TX	D+	D-	D-	F
Manchester, CT	C+	A-	A-	D-
Manhattan Beach, CA	D	D+	D+	F
Mattapan, MA	C-	D-	D-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Key West, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Key West schools on SchoolGrade

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