Crime Dashboard - Mount Gambier
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 | 70 | 457 | 26 |
| motor vehicle | 110 | 667 | 27 |
| violent | 523 | 3,777 | 84 |
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 | 457 | 741 | -38.3% |
| motor vehicle | 667 | 913 | -27.0% |
| violent | 3,777 | 4,395 | -14.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 38.3% to 457 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.0% to 667 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.1% to 3,777 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 | Mount Gambier1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 457 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 667 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,777 | 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 Mount Gambier was 23.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 38.1% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mount Gambier.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mount Gambier was 41.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 35.7% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mount Gambier.
- the rate of violent crime in Mount Gambier was 37.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 33.5% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mount Gambier.