Crime Dashboard - Ararat
Victoria • 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 | 68 | 957 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 71 | 691 | 28 |
| violent | 171 | 4,942 | 93 |
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 | 957 | 748 | 27.9% |
| motor vehicle | 691 | 588 | 17.5% |
| violent | 4,942 | 5,285 | -6.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 27.9% to 957 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 17.5% to 691 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.5% to 4,942 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 | Ararat1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 957 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 691 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,942 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Ararat was 32.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 29.5% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ararat.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ararat was 37.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 33.3% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ararat.
- the rate of violent crime in Ararat was 72.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 74.7% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ararat.