Crime Dashboard - Prospect
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 | 89 | 713 | 56 |
| motor vehicle | 264 | 2,149 | 96 |
| violent | 205 | 1,821 | 24 |
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 | 713 | 963 | -26.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,149 | 2,047 | 5.0% |
| violent | 1,821 | 1,953 | -6.8% |
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 26.0% to 713 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 5.0% to 2,149 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.8% to 1,821 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 | Prospect1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 713 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,149 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,821 | 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 Prospect was 19.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 3.5% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Prospect.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Prospect was 90.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 107.3% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Prospect.
- the rate of violent crime in Prospect was 33.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 35.6% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Prospect.