Crime Dashboard - Knox
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 | 461 | 625 | 48 |
| motor vehicle | 1,251 | 788 | 38 |
| violent | 827 | 2,128 | 40 |
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 | 625 | 538 | 16.3% |
| motor vehicle | 788 | 1,012 | -22.1% |
| violent | 2,128 | 2,096 | 1.5% |
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 16.3% to 625 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.1% to 788 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 1.5% to 2,128 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 | Knox1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 625 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 788 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,128 | 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 Knox was 13.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 15.4% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Knox.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Knox was 28.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 23.9% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Knox.
- the rate of violent crime in Knox was 25.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 24.8% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Knox.