Crime Dashboard - Greater Geraldton
Western Australia • 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 | 530 | 2,426 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 175 | 2,882 | 99 |
| violent | 3,824 | 8,607 | 98 |
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 | 2,426 | 2,192 | 10.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,882 | 2,533 | 13.8% |
| violent | 8,607 | 8,723 | -1.3% |
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 10.7% to 2,426 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.8% to 2,882 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.3% to 8,607 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 Geraldton1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,426 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,882 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,607 | 3,013 | 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 Geraldton was 156.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 228.4% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Greater Geraldton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Greater Geraldton was 99.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 178.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Greater Geraldton.
- the rate of violent crime in Greater Geraldton was 185.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 204.2% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Greater Geraldton.