Crime Dashboard - Capel
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 | 47 | 502 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 688 | 28 |
| violent | 332 | 1,810 | 24 |
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 | 502 | 415 | 20.8% |
| motor vehicle | 688 | 741 | -7.2% |
| violent | 1,810 | 2,468 | -26.7% |
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 20.8% to 502 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.2% to 688 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.7% to 1,810 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 | Capel1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 502 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 688 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,810 | 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 Capel was 47.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 32.1% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Capel.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Capel was 52.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 33.6% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Capel.
- the rate of violent crime in Capel was 39.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 36.0% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Capel.