Vehicle Theft per Capita in San Diego
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 San Diego residents.
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1 in 219
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the San Diego area is about 1 in 219.
$71
Vehicle Theft costs the average San Diego resident about $71 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the San Diego area in green. The most dangerous areas in the San Diego 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 San Diego, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. San Diego is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Diego area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in the San Diego area is 4.557 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Diego area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the San Diego area may be as high as 1 in 152 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 469 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the south parts of San Diego, CA: about 3,580 per year. The northeast part of the San Diego area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 275 in a typical year.
How San Diego's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the San Diego 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.
| San Diego, CA: | 4.557 |
|---|---|
| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the San Diego area is as safe as 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 San Diego, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of San Diego about $234,756,436 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of the San Diego area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Diego, including every crime type and how San Diego 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 San Diego's crime maps on the San Diego 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 San Diego area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Diego 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 | D | D- | F | |
D | D | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | F | F | |
C+ | C | C- | F | |
D+ | D+ | D | F | |
C | C- | D+ | F | |
C | C- | D+ | F | |
D+ | D+ | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
San Diego is similar 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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D- | D | D | F | |
A- | B | B | C | |
D+ | C | C | F | |
D | D | D | F | |
D- | D | D | F | |
A- | B | B | C | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F | |
D | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D | C- | C- | D- | |
D- | C | C | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Diego, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See San Diego schools on SchoolGrade
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