Crime Dashboard - Richmond Valley
New South Wales • 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 | 236 | 1,231 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 193 | 1,234 | 72 |
| violent | 816 | 3,970 | 87 |
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 | 1,231 | 929 | 32.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,234 | 1,399 | -11.8% |
| violent | 3,970 | 4,197 | -5.4% |
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 32.6% to 1,231 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.8% to 1,234 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.4% to 3,970 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 | Richmond Valley1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,231 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,234 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,970 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Richmond Valley was 125.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 66.7% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Richmond Valley.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Richmond Valley was 71.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.1% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Richmond Valley.
- the rate of violent crime in Richmond Valley was 66.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 40.3% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Richmond Valley.