Vehicle Theft per Capita in Van Meter
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Van Meter residents.
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Vehicle Theft costs the average Van Meter resident about $5 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Van Meter in green. The most dangerous areas in Van Meter 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 Van Meter, IA Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The A grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much lower than the average US city. Van Meter is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Van Meter's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Van Meter is 0.3138 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Van Meter generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Van Meter may be as high as 1 in 939 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 110,624 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southwest parts of Van Meter, IA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Van Meter has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Van Meter's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Van Meter to the Iowa state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Van Meter, IA: | 0.3138 |
|---|---|
| Iowa: | 1.580 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Van Meter is safer than the Iowa 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 Van Meter, IA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Van Meter about $15,189 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Van Meter's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Van Meter, including every crime type and how Van Meter 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 Van Meter's crime maps on the Van Meter 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 Van Meter is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Van Meter.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A | C+ | |
A | A+ | A | C- | |
B+ | D+ | A+ | D+ | |
A | B | A+ | B | |
A | A+ | A | B- | |
A | A | A | C+ | |
C+ | B- | C | F | |
D+ | F | C | D+ | |
C+ | D | C+ | D- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Van Meter 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 | C- | C- | C | |
D- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
A+ | B | B | D+ | |
D | C | C | D | |
D- | F | F | B | |
C+ | A | A | D+ | |
B- | D- | D- | B | |
B | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
D | D- | D- | D | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Van Meter, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 74% actual proficiency versus 65% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Van Meter schools on SchoolGrade
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