Vehicle Theft per Capita in San Mateo
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 San Mateo residents.
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1 in 185
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in San Mateo is about 1 in 185.
$83
Vehicle Theft costs the average San Mateo resident about $83 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in San Mateo in green. The most dangerous areas in San Mateo 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 Mateo, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. San Mateo is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Mateo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in San Mateo is 5.391 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Mateo generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in San Mateo may be as high as 1 in 149 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 267 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northwest parts of San Mateo, CA: about 140 per year. The northeast part of San Mateo has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 22 in a typical year.
How San Mateo's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in San Mateo 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 Mateo, CA: | 5.391 |
|---|---|
| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, San Mateo 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 Mateo, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of San Mateo about $9,094,746 in 2025, or roughly $83 per resident. This is part of San Mateo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Mateo, including every crime type and how San Mateo 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 Mateo's crime maps on the San Mateo 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 San Mateo is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Mateo.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C | C- | D+ | F | |
C- | C+ | D | F | |
B+ | B- | B- | D- | |
D | C | D- | F | |
D- | D | F | F | |
C- | C- | D | F | |
D+ | D+ | D- | F | |
C- | D+ | D+ | F | |
D+ | D | D+ | F | |
D+ | D | D- | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
San Mateo 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- | D+ | D+ | F | |
B | B | B | F | |
B+ | B | B | B- | |
D+ | B- | B- | D- | |
C+ | A- | A- | D- | |
B- | C | C | D- | |
A+ | A | A | B | |
D | D | D | F | |
C- | C | C | D- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Mateo, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See San Mateo schools on SchoolGrade
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