Crime Dashboard - Port Augusta
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 | 221 | 3,239 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 208 | 1,868 | 92 |
| violent | 1,133 | 15,794 | 100 |
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 | 3,239 | 2,527 | 28.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,868 | 1,898 | -1.6% |
| violent | 15,794 | 14,289 | 10.5% |
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 28.2% to 3,239 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.6% to 1,868 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 10.5% to 15,794 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 | Port Augusta1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 3,239 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,868 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 15,794 | 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 Port Augusta was 444.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 338.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Augusta.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Augusta was 65.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 80.3% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Augusta.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Augusta was 476.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 458.3% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Augusta.