Vehicle Theft per Capita in Westfield
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Westfield residents.
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Westfield residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Westfield is about 1 in 2,028.
Vehicle Theft costs the average Westfield resident about $8 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Westfield in green. The most dangerous areas in Westfield 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 B+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is lower than the average US city. Westfield is in the 71st percentile for safety, meaning 29% of cities are safer and 71% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Westfield's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in Westfield is 0.4932 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westfield generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Westfield may be as high as 1 in 1,660 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,044 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Westfield, MA: about 5 per year. The northwest part of Westfield has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Westfield to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Westfield, MA: | 0.4932 |
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| Massachusetts: | 1.010 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Westfield is safer than the Massachusetts 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 Westfield about $315,704 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Westfield's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westfield, including every crime type and how Westfield 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 Westfield's crime maps on the Westfield 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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A+ | B | A+ | A- | |
A | A | B+ | A- | |
C | D | C- | C | |
A | A+ | B | B+ | |
B | B- | B- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B- | |
A+ | C- | A+ | A- | |
A+ | B+ | A+ | A | |
D+ | D- | D+ | C |
Westfield 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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C | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D+ | D | D | F | |
D- | D+ | D+ | F | |
D+ | C- | C- | B- | |
C | D- | D- | D+ | |
B- | A- | A- | D+ | |
C- | C+ | C+ | C | |
D | C- | C- | F | |
B- | B+ | B+ | D- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westfield, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Westfield schools on SchoolGrade
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