Crime Dashboard - Kangaroo Island
South 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 | 3 | 301 | 10 |
| motor vehicle | 11 | 286 | 4 |
| violent | 27 | 1,082 | 6 |
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 | 301 | 349 | -13.6% |
| motor vehicle | 286 | 327 | -12.4% |
| violent | 1,082 | 1,807 | -40.1% |
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 13.6% to 301 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.4% to 286 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 40.1% to 1,082 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 | Kangaroo Island1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 301 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 286 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,082 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kangaroo Island was 49.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 59.2% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kangaroo Island.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kangaroo Island was 74.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 72.4% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kangaroo Island.
- the rate of violent crime in Kangaroo Island was 60.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 61.7% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kangaroo Island.