Crime Dashboard - Kingston (Vic.)
Victoria • 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 | 655 | 755 | 61 |
| motor vehicle | 1,643 | 1,137 | 62 |
| violent | 904 | 2,183 | 42 |
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 | 755 | 574 | 31.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,137 | 1,238 | -8.2% |
| violent | 2,183 | 2,142 | 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 31.4% to 755 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.2% to 1,137 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 1.9% to 2,183 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 | Kingston (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 755 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,137 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,183 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kingston (Vic.) was 4.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 2.2% higher than the national average.
- around 61% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kingston (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kingston (Vic.) was 3.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 9.7% higher than the national average.
- around 62% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kingston (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Kingston (Vic.) was 23.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 22.9% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kingston (Vic.).