Crime Dashboard - Carnarvon

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-ins844,957100
motor vehicle264,113100
violent1,11119,630100

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-ins4,9578,271-40.1%
motor vehicle4,1136,778-39.3%
violent19,63019,257 1.9%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

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

  • break-ins decreased by 40.1% to 4,957 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.3% to 4,113 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 1.9% to 19,630 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
Carnarvon1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins4,957947739
motor vehicle4,1131,4431,036
violent19,6303,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Carnarvon was 423.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 571.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Carnarvon.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Carnarvon was 185.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 296.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Carnarvon.
  • the rate of violent crime in Carnarvon was 551.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 593.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Carnarvon.