Vehicle Theft per Capita in Palos Heights
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Palos Heights residents.
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1 in 245
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palos Heights is about 1 in 245.
$63
Vehicle Theft costs the average Palos Heights resident about $63 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Palos Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights, IL Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Palos Heights is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palos Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Palos Heights is 4.089 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palos Heights generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palos Heights may be as high as 1 in 197 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 304 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Palos Heights, IL: about 13 per year. The northeast part of Palos Heights has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 2 in a typical year.
How Palos Heights's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Palos Heights to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Palos Heights, IL: | 4.089 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 2.644 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Palos Heights is less safe than the Illinois 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 Palos Heights, IL
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Palos Heights about $862,400 in 2025, or roughly $63 per resident. This is part of Palos Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palos Heights, including every crime type and how Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights's crime maps on the Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palos Heights.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C- | B- | D+ | F | |
C | B | C- | F | |
C- | C+ | D+ | F | |
B+ | A- | B | D- | |
C+ | B | C | F | |
C | B- | C- | F | |
B- | B | C+ | F | |
B | B+ | C+ | F | |
B- | B- | C | F | |
D | D | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Palos Heights 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 |
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B+ | B- | B- | C- | |
C | B | B | B- | |
D- | D | D | D | |
F | D+ | D+ | F | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C- | C- | C- | D | |
C | C- | C- | F | |
C+ | B- | B- | B | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | |
B+ | C | C | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palos Heights, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Palos Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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