Crime Dashboard - Broome
Western 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 | 607 | 7,642 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 221 | 8,705 | 100 |
| violent | 3,526 | 20,365 | 100 |
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 | 7,642 | 6,798 | 12.4% |
| motor vehicle | 8,705 | 12,510 | -30.4% |
| violent | 20,365 | 22,779 | -10.6% |
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 12.4% to 7,642 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 30.4% to 8,705 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.6% to 20,365 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 | Broome1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 7,642 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 8,705 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 20,365 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Broome was 706.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 934.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Broome.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Broome was 503.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 739.9% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Broome.
- the rate of violent crime in Broome was 576.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 619.8% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Broome.