Crime Dashboard - Perth
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-ins | 179 | 1,480 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 106 | 2,679 | 97 |
| violent | 2,548 | 8,366 | 98 |
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 | 1,480 | 1,286 | 15.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,679 | 3,613 | -25.8% |
| violent | 8,366 | 12,790 | -34.6% |
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 15.0% to 1,480 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.8% to 2,679 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.6% to 8,366 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 | Perth1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,480 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,679 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,366 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Perth was 56.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 100.4% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Perth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Perth was 85.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 158.5% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Perth.
- the rate of violent crime in Perth was 177.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 195.7% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Perth.