Texas Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US state. Texas is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of states are safer and 20% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Texas's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of vehicle theft in Texas is 3.387 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Texas generally consider the east part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Texas may be as high as 1 in 202 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 785 in the east part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the north parts of Texas: about 29,885 per year. The northwest part of Texas has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1,728 in a typical year.

How Texas's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Texas is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Texas

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Texas about $1,625,455,079 in 2025, or roughly $52 per resident. This is part of Texas's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Texas, including every crime type and how Texas compares to other states.

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 Texas's crime maps on the Texas overall crime page.

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Individual Texas Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D	D
Louisiana	D+	D-	D	D+
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	C
Kansas	D+	C-	C	B-
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	A
New Mexico	F	F	D-	D-
Missouri	D	D	D+	D-
Alabama	C+	C+	B	B
Nebraska	C+	B+	C+	C-
Colorado	F	D-	F	F

Vehicle Theft in State with Similar Populations

Texas is higher versus other states of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
South Carolina	D-	D	D	C-
Maryland	C	C-	C-	D+
Massachusetts	A+	C+	C+	A
Michigan	B	D+	D+	C-
Minnesota	C	B	B	D+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	A
Ohio	C+	B-	B-	C+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+	D
Oregon	D-	C+	C+	D-
Rhode Island	A	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Texas average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Texas schools on SchoolGrade

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