Vehicle Theft per Capita in Sacramento
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Sacramento residents.
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1 in 176
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Sacramento area is about 1 in 176.
$88
Vehicle Theft costs the average Sacramento resident about $88 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the Sacramento area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Sacramento 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 Sacramento, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Sacramento is in the 2nd percentile for safety, meaning 98% of cities are safer and 2% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Sacramento area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in the Sacramento area is 5.683 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Sacramento area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Sacramento area may be as high as 1 in 111 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 335 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Sacramento, CA: about 3,519 per year. The northwest part of the Sacramento area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 37 in a typical year.
How Sacramento's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Sacramento area to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Sacramento, CA: | 5.683 |
|---|---|
| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the Sacramento area is less safe 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 Sacramento, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Sacramento about $221,447,897 in 2025, or roughly $88 per resident. This is part of the Sacramento area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sacramento, including every crime type and how Sacramento 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 Sacramento's crime maps on the Sacramento 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 Sacramento area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Sacramento area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D+ | D | D | F | |
D | F | D+ | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | F | F | |
D+ | D- | D | F | |
D- | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D+ | D- | D | F | |
D- | D- | F | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Sacramento 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | B- | B- | D | |
C- | C | C | D- | |
D- | C | C | F | |
D | D | D | F | |
D | C- | C- | D- | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
C- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
A- | B | B | C | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sacramento, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sacramento schools on SchoolGrade
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