Crime Dashboard - Griffith

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-ins17885768
motor vehicle2101,09059
violent9634,43290

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-ins857798 7.4%
motor vehicle1,0901,159-6.0%
violent4,4324,519-1.9%

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 7.4% to 857 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.0% to 1,090 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 1.9% to 4,432 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
Griffith1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins857547739
motor vehicle1,0907181,036
violent4,4322,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Griffith was 56.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 68% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Griffith.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Griffith was 51.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 5.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 59% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Griffith.
  • the rate of violent crime in Griffith was 86.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 56.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Griffith.