Crime Dashboard - Laverton

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-ins111,43595
motor vehicle21,44684
violent28622,264100

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-ins1,4351,126 27.4%
motor vehicle1,4462,572-43.8%
violent22,26428,574-22.1%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

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

  • break-ins increased by 27.4% to 1,435 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 43.8% to 1,446 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 22.1% to 22,264 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
Laverton1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,435947739
motor vehicle1,4461,4431,036
violent22,2643,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Laverton was 51.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 94.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Laverton.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Laverton was 0.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 39.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Laverton.
  • the rate of violent crime in Laverton was 639.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 687.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Laverton.