Mission Bay, San Diego, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 238

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Mission Bay is about 1 in 238.

$65

Vehicle Theft costs the average Mission Bay resident about $65 per year.

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

The C grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Mission Bay is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of neighborhoods are safer and 44% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mission Bay's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of vehicle theft in Mission Bay is 4.203 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mission Bay generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Mission Bay may be as high as 1 in 149 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 335 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Mission Bay, San Diego, CA: about 55 per year. The northwest part of Mission Bay has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 8 in a typical year.

How Mission Bay's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Mission Bay, San Diego, CA:	4.203
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Mission Bay 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 Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Mission Bay about $3,026,770 in 2025, or roughly $65 per resident. This is part of Mission Bay's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mission Bay, including every crime type and how Mission Bay compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Mission Bay's crime maps on the Mission Bay overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of vehicle theft in Mission Bay is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Mission Bay.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Downtown Chula Vista, Chula Vista, CA	C-	C-	D	D-
Boal, Chula Vista, CA	D+	C-	D	D-
Terra Nova, Chula Vista, CA	B+	A-	B	C-
Palm City, San Diego, CA	B-	B	C-	D+
Lynwood Hills, Chula Vista, CA	B+	B	B-	C
Egger Highlands, San Diego, CA	C	C	C-	D
Paradise Hills, San Diego, CA	A-	B	B+	D
Sunbow, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A-	A	B
Otay Mesa West, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B-	C
Nestor, San Diego, CA	B	B+	C+	C-

Vehicle Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Mission Bay is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV	C-	C+	C+	D-
St Charles, Waldorf, MD	B	B-	B-	B
St Albans, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	A-
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	D	D	D	D-
Richmondtown, Staten Island, NY	A	B+	B+	A-
Rancho Bernadino, San Diego, CA	A	A-	A-	B
Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA	C	C-	C-	D-
Park, Stockton, CA	B-	D-	D-	C+
North Torrance, Torrance, CA	B-	C+	C+	D-
North Cheyenne, Las Vegas, NV	C+	C+	C+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mission Bay, San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mission Bay schools on SchoolGrade

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Mission Bay, San Diego, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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