Crime Dashboard - Kalgoorlie-Boulder
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 | 252 | 2,003 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 174 | 3,911 | 99 |
| violent | 2,758 | 9,464 | 99 |
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 | 2,003 | 2,137 | -6.2% |
| motor vehicle | 3,911 | 3,897 | 0.4% |
| violent | 9,464 | 10,680 | -11.4% |
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 6.2% to 2,003 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 0.4% to 3,911 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.4% to 9,464 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 | Kalgoorlie-Boulder1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,003 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,911 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,464 | 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder was 111.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 171.2% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kalgoorlie-Boulder was 171.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 277.3% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- the rate of violent crime in Kalgoorlie-Boulder was 214.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 234.5% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kalgoorlie-Boulder.