Vehicle Theft per Capita in Santa Cruz
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Santa Cruz residents.
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1 in 148
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Santa Cruz is about 1 in 148.
$105
Vehicle Theft costs the average Santa Cruz resident about $105 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Santa Cruz in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Cruz 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 Cruz, NM Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Santa Cruz is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Cruz's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Santa Cruz is 6.764 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Cruz generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Santa Cruz may be as high as 1 in 98 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 204 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Santa Cruz, NM: about 6 per year. The south part of Santa Cruz has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Santa Cruz's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Santa Cruz to the New Mexico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Santa Cruz, NM: | 6.764 |
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| New Mexico: | 5.010 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Santa Cruz is less safe than the New Mexico 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 Cruz, NM
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Santa Cruz about $345,221 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of Santa Cruz's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Cruz, including every crime type and how Santa Cruz 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 Cruz's crime maps on the Santa Cruz 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 Cruz is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Cruz.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | D- | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
D- | F | D+ | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
D- | F | D | F | |
D | D- | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Santa Cruz 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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D+ | D | D | C+ | |
C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
C | B | B | A- | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
C- | C+ | C+ | B- | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A | B+ | B+ | A | |
A- | A- | A- | C+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Cruz, NM average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Cruz schools on SchoolGrade
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