Crime Dashboard - Greater Geelong
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 | 1,068 | 778 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 2,420 | 984 | 55 |
| violent | 2,374 | 3,071 | 73 |
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 | 778 | 832 | -6.5% |
| motor vehicle | 984 | 1,271 | -22.6% |
| violent | 3,071 | 3,159 | -2.8% |
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 6.5% to 778 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.6% to 984 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.8% to 3,071 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 Geelong1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 778 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 984 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,071 | 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 Geelong was 8.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 5.4% higher than the national average.
- around 62% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Greater Geelong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Greater Geelong was 10.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 5.0% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Greater Geelong.
- the rate of violent crime in Greater Geelong was 7.2% higher than the Victoria average, and was 8.5% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Greater Geelong.