Lakewood, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Lakewood is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lakewood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Lakewood is 6.692 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lakewood generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Lakewood may be as high as 1 in 142 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 158 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Lakewood, CA: about 147 per year. The northeast part of Lakewood has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 20 in a typical year.

How Lakewood's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Lakewood to the California 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, Lakewood is less safe 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 Lakewood, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Lakewood about $8,870,754 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Lakewood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lakewood, including every crime type and how Lakewood 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 Lakewood's crime maps on the Lakewood 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 Lakewood is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lakewood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Artesia, CA	F	D	F	F
Bellflower, CA	C-	D	D	F
Hawaiian Gardens, CA	D+	D	D	F
Cerritos, CA	D+	D+	D-	F
Long Beach, CA	D+	D-	D	F
Paramount, CA	D+	D-	D	F
La Palma, CA	C+	C-	C-	F
Signal Hill, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Norwalk, CA	C	C-	D+	F
Los Alamitos, CA	D	D	D-	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Lakewood 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
Honolulu, HI	B-	B+	B+	F
Hoover, AL	C	B+	B+	D-
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	D
Hillsboro, OR	D	C	C	F
Hollywood, FL	C+	C-	C-	D
High Point, NC	D+	D	D	D-
Holland, MI	A-	C	C	C+
Huntington Park, CA	D	D-	D-	F
Homestead, FL	A	C+	C+	C
Hesperia, CA	D+	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lakewood, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lakewood schools on SchoolGrade

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