Crime Dashboard - Light
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 | 21 | 163 | 1 |
| motor vehicle | 42 | 377 | 9 |
| violent | 76 | 1,140 | 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 | 163 | 243 | -32.8% |
| motor vehicle | 377 | 443 | -14.9% |
| violent | 1,140 | 1,020 | 11.7% |
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 32.8% to 163 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.9% to 377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 11.7% to 1,140 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 | Light1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 163 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 377 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,140 | 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 Light was 72.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 77.9% lower than the national average.
- around 1% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Light.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Light was 66.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 63.6% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Light.
- the rate of violent crime in Light was 58.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 59.7% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Light.