Seattle, WA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Seattle is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Seattle area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Seattle area is 8.894 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Seattle area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Seattle area may be as high as 1 in 76 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 177 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southwest parts of Seattle, WA: about 9,238 per year. The southeast part of the Seattle area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1,198 in a typical year.

How Seattle's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Seattle area to the Washington 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 Seattle area is less safe than the Washington 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 Seattle, WA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Seattle about $576,271,235 in 2025, or roughly $138 per resident. This is part of the Seattle area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Seattle, including every crime type and how Seattle 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 Seattle's crime maps on the Seattle overall crime page.

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Individual Seattle Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Medina, WA	D	D+	D-	F
Hunts Point, WA	C	C+	D+	F
Clyde Hill, WA	D+	D+	D-	F
Yarrow Point, WA	C	C+	D+	F
Mercer Island, WA	D	C	D-	F
Beaux Arts Village, WA	D	C-	D-	F
Kirkland, WA	D-	D	F	F
White Center, WA	F	D	F	F
Boulevard Park, WA	F	D	F	F
Inglewood-Finn Hill, WA	C-	D+	D	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Seattle 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
Detroit, MI	D+	D-	D-	F
Minneapolis, MN	D+	C	C	F
Riverside, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D+	F
Denver, CO	D-	D	D	F
Boston, MA	B	C	C	C-
Phoenix, AZ	C	C-	C-	D-
Tampa, FL	A-	B	B	C
Baltimore, MD	D	D	D	F
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Seattle, WA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Seattle schools on SchoolGrade

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