Crime Dashboard - Port Lincoln
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 | 112 | 1,798 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 87 | 1,298 | 75 |
| violent | 371 | 5,555 | 95 |
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 | 1,798 | 1,244 | 44.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,298 | 1,249 | 3.9% |
| violent | 5,555 | 6,486 | -14.4% |
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 44.5% to 1,798 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.9% to 1,298 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.4% to 5,555 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 Lincoln1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,798 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,298 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,555 | 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 Lincoln was 202.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 143.5% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Lincoln.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Lincoln was 14.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 25.2% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Lincoln.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Lincoln was 102.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 96.3% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Lincoln.