Crime Dashboard - Colac Otway
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-ins | 57 | 502 | 31 |
| motor vehicle | 75 | 324 | 7 |
| violent | 206 | 3,397 | 80 |
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 | 667 | -24.7% |
| motor vehicle | 324 | 427 | -24.3% |
| violent | 3,397 | 3,649 | -6.9% |
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 24.7% to 502 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.3% to 324 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.9% to 3,397 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 | Colac Otway1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 502 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 324 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,397 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Colac Otway was 30.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 32.1% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Colac Otway.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Colac Otway was 70.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 68.8% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Colac Otway.
- the rate of violent crime in Colac Otway was 18.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 20.1% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Colac Otway.