Crime Dashboard - Salisbury

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-ins48158844
motor vehicle1,3221,50485
violent2,3663,18776

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-ins588728-19.2%
motor vehicle1,5041,842-18.3%
violent3,1874,054-21.4%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 19.2% to 588 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.3% to 1,504 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 21.4% to 3,187 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
Salisbury1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins588595739
motor vehicle1,5041,1311,036
violent3,1872,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Salisbury was 1.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 20.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Salisbury.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Salisbury was 32.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 45.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Salisbury.
  • the rate of violent crime in Salisbury was 16.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 12.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 76% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Salisbury.