Crime Dashboard - Adelaide
South Australia • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 139 | 953 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 1,014 | 5,486 | 100 |
| violent | 1,966 | 14,445 | 99 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 953 | 1,365 | -30.2% |
| motor vehicle | 5,486 | 5,669 | -3.2% |
| violent | 14,445 | 18,568 | -22.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 30.2% to 953 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.2% to 5,486 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.2% to 14,445 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Adelaide1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 953 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,486 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 14,445 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Adelaide was 60.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.0% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Adelaide.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Adelaide was 385.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 429.3% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Adelaide.
- the rate of violent crime in Adelaide was 427.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 410.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Adelaide.