Crime Dashboard - Murray

Western 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-ins4642521
motor vehicle401,33979
violent3922,38847

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-ins4251,032-58.8%
motor vehicle1,3392,116-36.7%
violent2,3883,557-32.9%

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 58.8% to 425 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 36.7% to 1,339 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 32.9% to 2,388 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
Murray1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins425947739
motor vehicle1,3391,4431,036
violent2,3883,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Murray was 55.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 42.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 21% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Murray.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Murray was 7.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 29.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 79% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Murray.
  • the rate of violent crime in Murray was 20.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 15.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 47% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Murray.