Memphis, TN Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Memphis is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Memphis area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Memphis area is 5.943 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Memphis area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Memphis area may be as high as 1 in 90 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 332 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Memphis, TN: about 2,051 per year. The southeast part of the Memphis area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 466 in a typical year.

How Memphis's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Memphis area to the Tennessee 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, the Memphis area is less safe than the Tennessee 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 Memphis, TN

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Memphis about $125,848,097 in 2025, or roughly $92 per resident. This is part of the Memphis area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Memphis, including every crime type and how Memphis 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 Memphis's crime maps on the Memphis overall crime page.

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Individual Memphis Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Germantown, TN	D+	C	D	F
Bartlett, TN	D+	D+	D+	F
Cordova, TN	D	D	D-	F
Woodstock, TN	C-	D	C-	F
West Memphis, AR	F	F	F	F
Gammon, AR	B-	C	B-	D-
Lakeland, TN	C-	B	D	F
Collierville, TN	C-	C+	C	F
Marion, AR	D	D-	D	F
Arlington, TN	B	B	B+	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Memphis 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
Richmond, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Louisville, KY	C-	C+	C+	F
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	D-
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	F
Salt Lake City, UT	D-	C	C	D-
Hartford, CT	C+	A	A	D
Birmingham, AL	D+	C-	C-	D-
Buffalo, NY	C+	D	D	D+
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Memphis, TN average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Memphis schools on SchoolGrade

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