Vehicle Theft per Capita in New Haven
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 New Haven residents.
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1 in 428
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the New Haven area is about 1 in 428.
$36
Vehicle Theft costs the average New Haven resident about $36 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the New Haven area in green. The most dangerous areas in the New Haven 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 New Haven, CT Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. New Haven is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the New Haven area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in the New Haven area is 2.335 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the New Haven area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the New Haven area may be as high as 1 in 284 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 557 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northwest parts of New Haven, CT: about 376 per year. The west part of the New Haven area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 141 in a typical year.
How New Haven's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the New Haven area to the Connecticut state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| New Haven, CT: | 2.335 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut: | 2.135 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the New Haven area is as safe as the Connecticut 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 New Haven, CT
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of New Haven about $31,269,701 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of the New Haven area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Haven, including every crime type and how New Haven 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 New Haven's crime maps on the New Haven 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 the New Haven area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the New Haven area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C | A- | D+ | D- | |
D | B+ | D- | D- | |
C | B+ | C- | D | |
C- | B+ | D | D+ | |
B+ | A+ | B- | C- | |
C+ | A+ | C- | D | |
D | A+ | D- | D | |
C | A | D+ | D- | |
B+ | A+ | B- | D- | |
C- | A+ | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
New Haven is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | B | B | D+ | |
D- | D | D | F | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
D | D- | D- | D- | |
C | D+ | D+ | F | |
A+ | A- | A- | B- | |
B- | C | C | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D+ | D | D | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Haven, CT average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Haven schools on SchoolGrade
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