Crime Dashboard - East Gippsland

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-ins14652536
motor vehicle21956817
violent7555,55194

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-ins525735-28.5%
motor vehicle568670-15.1%
violent5,5515,688 -2.4%

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 28.5% to 525 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.1% to 568 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 2.4% to 5,551 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
East Gippsland1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins525721739
motor vehicle5681,1001,036
violent5,5512,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Gippsland was 27.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 28.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 36% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Gippsland.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Gippsland was 48.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 45.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 17% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Gippsland.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Gippsland was 93.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 96.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Gippsland.