Crime Dashboard - Merri-bek
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 | 756 | 919 | 73 |
| motor vehicle | 2,529 | 1,461 | 84 |
| violent | 1,249 | 2,636 | 57 |
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 | 919 | 841 | 9.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,461 | 1,815 | -19.5% |
| violent | 2,636 | 2,401 | 9.8% |
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 9.2% to 919 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.5% to 1,461 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 9.8% to 2,636 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 | Merri-bek1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 919 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,461 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,636 | 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 Merri-bek was 27.6% higher than the Victoria average, and was 24.4% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merri-bek.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merri-bek was 32.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 41.0% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merri-bek.
- the rate of violent crime in Merri-bek was 8.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 6.8% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merri-bek.