San Jose, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. San Jose is in the 10th percentile for safety, meaning 90% of cities are safer and 10% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the San Jose area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the San Jose area is 2.928 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the San Jose area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the San Jose area may be as high as 1 in 224 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 429 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of San Jose, CA: about 1,380 per year. The southwest part of the San Jose area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 126 in a typical year.

How San Jose's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the San Jose 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.

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the San Jose area is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in San Jose, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of San Jose about $92,102,074 in 2025, or roughly $45 per resident. This is part of the San Jose area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Jose, including every crime type and how San Jose 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 Jose's crime maps on the San Jose overall crime page.

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Individual San Jose Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in the San Jose area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the San Jose area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Alum Rock, CA	C+	D+	D+	F
Campbell, CA	D	C-	D-	F
Santa Clara, CA	A-	C	B	D-
Mount Hamilton, CA	C+	D-	C	D-
Los Gatos, CA	C	C+	D+	D-
Monte Sereno, CA	C+	B	D+	D-
Milpitas, CA	B-	D-	B-	D-
Saratoga, CA	B-	B-	C-	D-
Cupertino, CA	C	B+	D	D-
Sunnyvale, CA	B+	B-	C+	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

San Jose 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
Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-	F
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	D-
Cleveland, OH	D+	D+	D+	F
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+	D-
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+	F
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	D-
Milwaukee, WI	D+	D	D	F
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D	F
Austin, TX	C-	C	C	D-
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Jose, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Jose schools on SchoolGrade

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