Crime Dashboard - Port Pirie
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 | 75 | 753 | 61 |
| motor vehicle | 82 | 558 | 16 |
| violent | 397 | 4,269 | 90 |
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 | 753 | 1,096 | -31.3% |
| motor vehicle | 558 | 392 | 42.3% |
| violent | 4,269 | 4,732 | -9.8% |
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 31.3% to 753 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 42.3% to 558 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.8% to 4,269 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 Pirie1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 753 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 558 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,269 | 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 Pirie was 26.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 1.9% higher than the national average.
- around 61% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Pirie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Pirie was 50.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 46.1% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Pirie.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Pirie was 55.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 50.9% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Pirie.