Watsonville, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 462

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Watsonville is about 1 in 462.

$34

Vehicle Theft costs the average Watsonville resident about $34 per year.

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

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

The rate of vehicle theft in Watsonville is 2.166 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Watsonville generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Watsonville may be as high as 1 in 349 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 617 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northwest parts of Watsonville, CA: about 32 per year. The southwest part of Watsonville has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 6 in a typical year.

How Watsonville's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Watsonville, CA:	2.166
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Watsonville is safer than the California 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 Watsonville, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Watsonville about $2,698,978 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of Watsonville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Watsonville, including every crime type and how Watsonville 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 Watsonville's crime maps on the Watsonville 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 Watsonville is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Watsonville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Pajaro, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Freedom, CA	D+	D-	D-	D-
La Selva Beach, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Corralitos, CA	D-	F	F	F
Rio del Mar, CA	C+	C	C-	F
Moss Landing, CA	D+	D+	D	C+
Aromas, CA	B-	C-	C	D+
Elkhorn, CA	B-	C	C	D+
Aptos, CA	C-	D+	D	F
Lonoke, CA	A-	C	B	D

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Watsonville is higher 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
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Victorville, CA	D+	D+	D+	D-
Waco, TX	D-	D-	D-	D+
Wade, NC	B	C+	C+	C-
Wade, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Virgilina, VA	C-	C+	C+	C-
Ventress, LA	D+	D-	D-	D-
Vestaburg, MI	B+	C+	C+	A
Tison, GA	B+	C+	C+	A
Tell, TX	F	D-	D-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Watsonville, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Watsonville schools on SchoolGrade

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