Petal, MS Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is about the same as the average US city. Petal is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of cities are safer and 46% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Petal's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Petal is 0.8573 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Petal generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Petal may be as high as 1 in 893 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,850 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southwest parts of Petal, MS: about 3 per year. The northwest part of Petal has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Petal's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Petal to the Mississippi 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, Petal is safer than the Mississippi 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 Petal, MS

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Petal about $307,725 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Petal's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Petal, including every crime type and how Petal 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 Petal's crime maps on the Petal overall crime page.

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Individual Petal Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in Petal is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Petal.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Dixie Pine, MS	A+	A+	A+	C
Glendale, MS	A+	A+	A+	B
McCallum, MS	A+	A+	A+	B+
Eastabuchie, MS	B+	A+	B+	A
Hattiesburg, MS	B+	A+	B	B-
Maybank, MS	C+	A+	C+	C+
Hintonville, MS	A+	A+	A+	B-
Dixie, MS	A	A+	A+	B-
Ovett, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Mahned, MS	A	A+	A+	C+

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Petal 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
South St. Paul, MN	C	C+	C+	F
Lakeside, VA	D-	C	C	F
Round Lake, IL	B+	A-	A-	D
Secaucus, NJ	D	C+	C+	D
Shiloh, PA	A	A	A	B
Siloam Springs, AR	D-	D-	D-	C
Socastee, SC	D-	D	D	D-
South Burlington, VT	D+	B-	B-	C-
South Euclid, OH	D	D	D	F
South Holland, IL	D+	D+	D+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Petal, MS average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Petal schools on SchoolGrade

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