Menlo Park, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	C-
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 269

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Menlo Park is about 1 in 269.

$58

Vehicle Theft costs the average Menlo Park resident about $58 per year.

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Menlo Park is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Menlo Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Menlo Park is 3.713 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Menlo Park generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Menlo Park may be as high as 1 in 155 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 448 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Menlo Park, CA: about 36 per year. The west part of Menlo Park has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Menlo Park's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Menlo Park, CA:	3.713
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Menlo Park 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.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Menlo Park, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Menlo Park about $2,271,322 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of Menlo Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Menlo Park, including every crime type and how Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park's crime maps on the Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Menlo Park.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Atherton, CA	D	D	D-	F
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+	F
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+	F
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F	D-
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F	D
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Woodside, CA	C+	D+	C-	D-
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+	D-
San Carlos, CA	C-	C-	D	F
Los Altos Hills, CA	B	C+	C	D

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Menlo Park 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
Atwater, CA	C	D+	D+	D-
Wooster, OH	B-	B	B	B-
Westfield, MA	A-	B-	B-	B+
West Hollywood, CA	F	F	F	F
Warminster, PA	B+	A	A	D-
Walla Walla, WA	F	D+	D+	D-
Venice, CA	D-	D-	D-	F
Vega Baja, PR	D	D	D	D+
Starkville, MS	B+	A+	A+	C+
DeKalb, IL	C+	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Menlo Park, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 63% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Menlo Park schools on SchoolGrade

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