Vehicle Theft per Capita in Weirton
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Weirton residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Weirton residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Weirton is about 1 in 1,011.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Weirton resident about $15 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Weirton in green. The most dangerous areas in Weirton 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 C grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Weirton is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Weirton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Weirton is 0.9893 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Weirton generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Weirton may be as high as 1 in 821 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,504 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the east parts of Weirton, WV: about 4 per year. The west part of Weirton has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Weirton to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Weirton, WV: | 0.9893 |
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| West Virginia: | 0.8736 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Weirton is less safe than the West Virginia 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 Weirton about $324,971 in 2025, or roughly $15 per resident. This is part of Weirton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Weirton, including every crime type and how Weirton 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 Weirton's crime maps on the Weirton 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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C- | C | D+ | C | |
A | A- | B+ | A- | |
C+ | C+ | C | C | |
A- | B+ | A- | B- | |
D+ | C- | D+ | C+ | |
B- | C+ | B- | C | |
A | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
B+ | B+ | A- | C | |
C- | B- | D+ | C+ |
Weirton 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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A- | A+ | A+ | D+ | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | D- | |
D | C- | C- | F | |
B- | B+ | B+ | D- | |
C- | B- | B- | D | |
B- | C- | C- | D+ | |
B- | C | C | A- | |
D | D | D | F | |
D- | D | D | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Weirton, WV average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Weirton schools on SchoolGrade
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