Vehicle Theft per Capita in Summerville
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Summerville residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Summerville residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Summerville is about 1 in 446.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Summerville resident about $35 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Summerville in green. The most dangerous areas in Summerville 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. Summerville is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of cities are safer and 15% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Summerville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Summerville is 2.241 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Summerville generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Summerville may be as high as 1 in 277 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 842 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Summerville, SC: about 72 per year. The northwest part of Summerville has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 17 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Summerville to the South Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Summerville, SC: | 2.241 |
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| South Carolina: | 2.585 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Summerville is safer than the South Carolina 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 Summerville about $5,318,431 in 2025, or roughly $35 per resident. This is part of Summerville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Summerville, including every crime type and how Summerville 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 Summerville's crime maps on the Summerville 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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D | D- | D | F | |
D+ | D+ | C- | D- | |
C- | C | D | D+ | |
B- | B | B+ | D | |
D- | D+ | D- | D- | |
C- | B+ | D+ | D | |
D+ | C | C- | D- | |
B- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
D- | C- | D- | D- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | C+ |
Summerville 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+ | B- | B- | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
C- | C | C | F | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
D | D | D | D- | |
C- | B- | B- | D- | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
D+ | D | D | F | |
C | D+ | D+ | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Summerville, SC average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Summerville schools on SchoolGrade
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