Crime Dashboard - Dungog

New South Wales • 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-ins3141619
motor vehicle223508
violent1651,95426

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-ins416345 20.6%
motor vehicle350383 -8.6%
violent1,9542,209-11.5%

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 20.6% to 416 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.6% to 350 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 11.5% to 1,954 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
Dungog1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins416547739
motor vehicle3507181,036
violent1,9542,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Dungog was 24.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 19% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Dungog.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Dungog was 51.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Dungog.
  • the rate of violent crime in Dungog was 18.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 30.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 26% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Dungog.