Vehicle Theft per Capita in San Rafael
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 San Rafael residents.
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1 in 196
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in San Rafael is about 1 in 196.
$79
Vehicle Theft costs the average San Rafael resident about $79 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in San Rafael in green. The most dangerous areas in San Rafael 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 Rafael, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. San Rafael 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 Rafael's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in San Rafael is 5.103 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Rafael generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in San Rafael may be as high as 1 in 159 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 245 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of San Rafael, CA: about 84 per year. The northeast part of San Rafael has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 8 in a typical year.
How San Rafael's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in San Rafael 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 Rafael, CA: | 5.103 |
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| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, San Rafael 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 Rafael, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of San Rafael about $5,734,293 in 2025, or roughly $79 per resident. This is part of San Rafael's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Rafael, including every crime type and how San Rafael 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 Rafael's crime maps on the San Rafael 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 Rafael is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Rafael.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D+ | D- | D | F | |
C- | D+ | D | F | |
C- | D | D | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
D | D- | D- | F | |
B | C | C+ | F | |
C- | D | D | F | |
D- | F | F | F | |
D+ | D+ | D- | F | |
D+ | D+ | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
San Rafael 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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F | D | D | F | |
D+ | D- | D- | B- | |
F | D+ | D+ | F | |
C+ | B- | B- | D+ | |
C+ | C | C | D+ | |
C | C | C | D | |
B- | B+ | B+ | D- | |
D+ | B- | B- | F | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | C | |
C- | D | D | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Rafael, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See San Rafael schools on SchoolGrade
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