Crime Dashboard - Benalla

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-ins4873057
motor vehicle9964122
violent1493,92386

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-ins730718 1.6%
motor vehicle641480 33.6%
violent3,9234,504-12.9%

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 1.6% to 730 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 33.6% to 641 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 12.9% to 3,923 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
Benalla1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins730721739
motor vehicle6411,1001,036
violent3,9232,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Benalla was 1.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 1.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 57% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Benalla.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Benalla was 41.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 38.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 22% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Benalla.
  • the rate of violent crime in Benalla was 36.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 38.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Benalla.