Crime Dashboard - Greater Dandenong
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 | 639 | 854 | 67 |
| motor vehicle | 2,955 | 1,978 | 93 |
| violent | 1,874 | 4,444 | 91 |
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 | 854 | 736 | 16.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,978 | 1,900 | 4.1% |
| violent | 4,444 | 4,326 | 2.7% |
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 16.0% to 854 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.1% to 1,978 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.7% to 4,444 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 | Greater Dandenong1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 854 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,978 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,444 | 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 Greater Dandenong was 18.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 15.6% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Greater Dandenong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Greater Dandenong was 79.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 90.9% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Greater Dandenong.
- the rate of violent crime in Greater Dandenong was 55.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 57.1% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Greater Dandenong.