South Laurel, MD Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B-
Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 466

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in South Laurel is about 1 in 466.

$33

Vehicle Theft costs the average South Laurel resident about $33 per year.

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

The D grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. South Laurel is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Laurel's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in South Laurel is 2.148 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Laurel generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in South Laurel may be as high as 1 in 330 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,292 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of South Laurel, MD: about 13 per year. The southwest part of South Laurel has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How South Laurel's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in South Laurel to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

South Laurel, MD:	2.148
Maryland:	3.042
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, South Laurel is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in South Laurel, MD

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of South Laurel about $943,332 in 2025, or roughly $33 per resident. This is part of South Laurel's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Laurel, including every crime type and how South Laurel 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 South Laurel's crime maps on the South Laurel 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 South Laurel is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to South Laurel.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Laurel, MD	C	C	C-	D-
Maryland City, MD	C-	C	D+	F
Beltsville, MD	C+	C	C+	D
Scaggsville, MD	C	B	C-	D
Burtonsville, MD	C+	C+	C	D
Greenbelt, MD	F	F	D-	D-
Savage, MD	C-	C	C-	D-
Annapolis Junction, MD	D+	C	D	D-
Patuxent, MD	A	A-	A-	C
Calverton, MD	D	C-	D-	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

South Laurel 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
Mason City, IA	D-	C	C	D
Hastings, MN	B-	B	B	D+
Hatillo, PR	F	D-	D-	D-
Homewood, AL	D	B	B	F
Horn Lake, MS	A+	A	A	B
Hudson, WI	B+	A-	A-	C-
Jeffersontown, KY	C-	B+	B+	F
Kihei, HI	D	B-	B-	D-
Lapeer, MI	B+	C+	C+	B-
Haslet, TX	B	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Laurel, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See South Laurel schools on SchoolGrade

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