Crime Dashboard - Lismore

New South Wales • 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-ins40491773
motor vehicle3411,06259
violent1,2873,46081

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-ins917610 50.2%
motor vehicle1,0621,123 -5.5%
violent3,4604,448-22.2%

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 50.2% to 917 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.5% to 1,062 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 22.2% to 3,460 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
Lismore1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins917547739
motor vehicle1,0627181,036
violent3,4602,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lismore was 67.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 24.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lismore.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lismore was 47.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 59% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lismore.
  • the rate of violent crime in Lismore was 45.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 22.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lismore.