Crime Dashboard - Murray River

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-ins12599380
motor vehicle1321,09359
violent1251,2408

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-ins993290242.3%
motor vehicle1,093583 87.5%
violent1,2401,761-29.6%

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 242.3% to 993 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 87.5% to 1,093 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 29.6% to 1,240 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
Murray River1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins993547739
motor vehicle1,0937181,036
violent1,2402,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Murray River was 81.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 34.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Murray River.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Murray River was 52.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 5.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 59% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Murray River.
  • the rate of violent crime in Murray River was 47.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 56.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Murray River.