Vehicle Theft per Capita in Santa Ana
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Santa Ana residents.
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1 in 298
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Santa Ana is about 1 in 298.
$52
Vehicle Theft costs the average Santa Ana resident about $52 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Santa Ana in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The D- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Santa Ana is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of cities are safer and 8% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Ana's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Santa Ana is 3.361 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Ana generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Santa Ana may be as high as 1 in 251 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 322 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Santa Ana, CA: about 165 per year. The southeast part of Santa Ana has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 57 in a typical year.
How Santa Ana's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Santa Ana to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Santa Ana, CA: | 3.361 |
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| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Santa Ana is safer 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 Santa Ana, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Santa Ana about $14,836,790 in 2025, or roughly $52 per resident. This is part of Santa Ana's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Ana, including every crime type and how Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana's crime maps on the Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Ana.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D+ | C- | D- | D- | |
C+ | C- | D+ | F | |
B+ | C | B- | D- | |
C+ | C- | D+ | F | |
C- | C | D | D- | |
C | D | D+ | F | |
C | D+ | D+ | F | |
C+ | D+ | C- | F | |
C | D | C- | F | |
B | C+ | C | D- |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Santa Ana 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 |
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D- | D- | D- | F | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
C | D | D | D+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C | |
B- | B- | B- | D- | |
B | C+ | C+ | D- | |
D- | F | F | F | |
D | D | D | F | |
D | B+ | B+ | D | |
F | D | D | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Ana, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Santa Ana schools on SchoolGrade
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