Novato, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Novato is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Novato's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Novato is 4.101 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Novato generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Novato may be as high as 1 in 220 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 379 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Novato, CA: about 65 per year. The east part of Novato has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 3 in a typical year.

How Novato's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Novato to the California 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, Novato 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 Novato, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Novato about $3,838,226 in 2025, or roughly $64 per resident. This is part of Novato's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Novato, including every crime type and how Novato 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 Novato's crime maps on the Novato 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 Novato is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Novato.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Sleepy Hollow, CA	B	C	C+	F
Nicasio, CA	D+	D	D-	F
Woodacre, CA	C+	D	C-	D-
San Anselmo, CA	C-	D+	D	F
Fairfax, CA	C-	D	D	F
San Rafael, CA	D	D-	D-	F
San Geronimo, CA	D	D-	D	F
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Forest Knolls, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Ross, CA	D+	D-	D	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Novato 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
Reseda, CA	C	C-	C-	F
Altamonte Springs, FL	B-	C+	C+	D+
Mentor, OH	C	B+	B+	D-
Meriden, CT	C	B	B	D-
Monterey Park, CA	C	D+	D+	F
Newport Beach, CA	F	F	F	F
North Bergen, NJ	C-	B-	B-	D
Novi, MI	B	B	B	F
Ormond Beach, FL	A	A-	A-	C+
Panama City, FL	B-	C+	C+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Novato, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Novato schools on SchoolGrade

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