Vehicle Theft per Capita in Mahaska County
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Mahaska County residents.
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1 in 1,951
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Mahaska County is about 1 in 1,951.
$8
Vehicle Theft costs the average Mahaska County resident about $8 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Mahaska County in green. The most dangerous areas in Mahaska County 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 Mahaska County, IA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The A- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is lower than the average US county. Mahaska County is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of counties are safer and 83% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mahaska County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of vehicle theft in Mahaska County is 0.5126 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mahaska County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Mahaska County may be as high as 1 in 1,095 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,262 in the northwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Mahaska County, IA: about 4 per year. The north part of Mahaska County has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Mahaska County's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Mahaska County to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Mahaska County, IA: | 0.5126 |
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| Iowa: | 1.580 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Mahaska County is safer than the Iowa 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 Mahaska County, IA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Mahaska County about $175,056 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Mahaska County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mahaska County, including every crime type and how Mahaska County compares to other counties.
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 Mahaska County's crime maps on the Mahaska County overall crime page.
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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of vehicle theft in Mahaska County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Mahaska County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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A | A | A | A | |
A- | A | A | A+ | |
C | C | C+ | C | |
B+ | B+ | A- | A- | |
B | A | B- | C+ | |
B | B | B | B- | |
A | A | A | B+ | |
C- | B+ | C- | D+ | |
B | A- | C+ | A | |
A- | A | A- | B- |
Vehicle Theft in County with Similar Populations
Mahaska County is lower versus other counties of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D | D | D | C+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C- | D+ | D+ | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
B- | D | D | A | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
A- | A- | A- | A | |
D | D | D | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mahaska County, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Mahaska County schools on SchoolGrade
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