Crime Dashboard - Canning

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-ins3861,04783
motor vehicle1981,48985
violent2,3252,32945

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-ins1,0471,168-10.4%
motor vehicle1,4891,526 -2.5%
violent2,3292,729-14.6%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 10.4% to 1,047 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.5% to 1,489 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 14.6% to 2,329 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
Canning1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,047947739
motor vehicle1,4891,4431,036
violent2,3293,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Canning was 10.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 41.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Canning.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Canning was 3.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 43.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Canning.
  • the rate of violent crime in Canning was 22.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 17.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Canning.