Vehicle Theft per Capita in Short Hills
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Short Hills residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Short Hills residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Short Hills is about 1 in 618.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Short Hills resident about $25 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Short Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Short Hills are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Short Hills is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Short Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Short Hills is 1.618 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Short Hills generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Short Hills may be as high as 1 in 519 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 715 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Short Hills, NJ: about 5 per year. The northwest part of Short Hills has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Short Hills to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Short Hills, NJ: | 1.618 |
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| New Jersey: | 1.514 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Short Hills is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Short Hills about $400,822 in 2025, or roughly $25 per resident. This is part of Short Hills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Short Hills, including every crime type and how Short Hills compares to other cities.
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 Short Hills's crime maps on the Short Hills overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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B | B+ | C | D+ | |
B | A | C- | D | |
B+ | A | C+ | D | |
B- | B- | C- | D | |
B | B | C | D+ | |
C+ | B | D+ | D+ | |
A- | A+ | B- | D+ | |
A | A+ | B- | C+ | |
B- | B+ | C- | D | |
A- | A+ | B- | D |
Short Hills 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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B | A+ | A+ | B | |
A | A | A | D+ | |
C- | B- | B- | C | |
B | B- | B- | D | |
A- | A- | A- | D- | |
C | B- | B- | C- | |
D- | C | C | C- | |
A- | A- | A- | C+ | |
D | F | F | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Short Hills, NJ average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Short Hills schools on SchoolGrade
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