Crime Dashboard - Macedon Ranges

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-ins9138516
motor vehicle18441111
violent2401,60017

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-ins38532717.8%
motor vehicle411382 7.7%
violent1,6001,656-3.4%

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 17.8% to 385 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 7.7% to 411 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.4% to 1,600 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
Macedon Ranges1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins385721739
motor vehicle4111,1001,036
violent1,6002,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Macedon Ranges was 46.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 47.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Macedon Ranges.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Macedon Ranges was 62.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 60.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 11% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Macedon Ranges.
  • the rate of violent crime in Macedon Ranges was 44.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 43.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 17% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Macedon Ranges.