Vehicle Theft per Capita in Malibu
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Malibu residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Malibu residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Malibu is about 1 in 260.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Malibu resident about $60 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Malibu in green. The most dangerous areas in Malibu 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 F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Malibu is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Malibu's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Malibu is 3.851 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Malibu generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Malibu may be as high as 1 in 223 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 322 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the east parts of Malibu, CA: about 20 per year. The north part of Malibu has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Malibu to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Malibu, CA: | 3.851 |
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| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Malibu is safer 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.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Malibu about $817,356 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of Malibu's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Malibu, including every crime type and how Malibu 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 Malibu's crime maps on the Malibu 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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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
C | C | D | D- | |
C- | C | D | F | |
C- | D+ | D | F | |
A- | B+ | B | D- | |
B- | C | C | D- | |
D+ | C- | D- | F | |
C+ | D+ | C- | D | |
D+ | D+ | D- | F |
Malibu 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 |
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B | B- | B- | C | |
B+ | B | B | C- | |
B | A- | A- | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | A | A | D- | |
B | B | B | C+ | |
C- | D | D | C- | |
D- | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D- | D | D | C | |
A | B- | B- | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Malibu, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Malibu schools on SchoolGrade
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