Vehicle Theft per Capita in San Francisco
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 San Francisco residents.
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1 in 182
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the San Francisco area is about 1 in 182.
$85
Vehicle Theft costs the average San Francisco resident about $85 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the San Francisco area in green. The most dangerous areas in the San Francisco 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 Francisco, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. San Francisco is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Francisco area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in the San Francisco area is 5.495 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Francisco area generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the San Francisco area may be as high as 1 in 145 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 303 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of San Francisco, CA: about 6,290 per year. The east part of the San Francisco area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 993 in a typical year.
How San Francisco's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the San Francisco 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 Francisco, CA: | 5.495 |
|---|---|
| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the San Francisco 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 San Francisco, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of San Francisco about $410,077,660 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of the San Francisco area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Francisco, including every crime type and how San Francisco 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 Francisco's crime maps on the San Francisco 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 Francisco area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Francisco area.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C | C- | D+ | F | |
D | D- | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D | D- | F | |
D- | D- | F | F | |
D | D+ | D- | F | |
D | D+ | D- | F | |
D+ | D | D- | F | |
C+ | C | C- | F | |
D | D- | D- | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
San Francisco 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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C- | C | C | D | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
B | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | D- | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
B | C | C | C- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | F | |
D | D | D | F | |
D+ | D- | D- | F | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Francisco, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Francisco schools on SchoolGrade
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