Crime Dashboard - Karratha

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-ins1691,75997
motor vehicle612,04094
violent2,0918,35098

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-ins1,7591,736 1.3%
motor vehicle2,0405,175-60.6%
violent8,3508,826 -5.4%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 1.3% to 1,759 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 60.6% to 2,040 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.4% to 8,350 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
Karratha1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,759947739
motor vehicle2,0401,4431,036
violent8,3503,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Karratha was 85.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 138.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Karratha.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Karratha was 41.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 96.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Karratha.
  • the rate of violent crime in Karratha was 177.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 195.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Karratha.