Vehicle Theft per Capita in Prentiss
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Prentiss residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Prentiss residents.
D+
Vehicle Theft Grade™
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C- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Prentiss is about 1 in 703.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Prentiss resident about $22 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Prentiss in green. The most dangerous areas in Prentiss are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Prentiss is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Prentiss's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Prentiss is 1.422 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Prentiss generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Prentiss may be as high as 1 in 703 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 705 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the north parts of Prentiss, KY: about 1 per year. The south part of Prentiss has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Prentiss to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Prentiss, KY: | 1.422 |
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| Kentucky: | 2.340 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Prentiss is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Prentiss about $23,296 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Prentiss's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Prentiss, including every crime type and how Prentiss compares to other cities.
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 Prentiss's crime maps on the Prentiss overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | B+ | C+ | C- | |
C | A+ | D+ | D+ | |
B- | A | C | B- | |
C | A- | C | B- | |
D | B | D+ | C+ | |
B- | A | B- | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C | B- | C+ | C- | |
C+ | A- | B- | A- | |
D+ | B | C- | B- |
Prentiss 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+ | D+ | |
A- | A | A | C- | |
B+ | B- | B- | D+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | C | |
B | D | D | B- | |
D+ | D- | D- | D+ | |
A- | A- | A- | A+ | |
C | C- | C- | C | |
A | A | A | A | |
A+ | A- | A- | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Prentiss, KY average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Prentiss schools on SchoolGrade
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