Crime Dashboard - Shark Bay
Western 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 | 4 | 613 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| violent | 38 | 2,749 | 64 |
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 | 613 | 88 | 594.4% |
| motor vehicle | 206 | 381 | -45.9% |
| violent | 2,749 | 1,553 | 77.0% |
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 594.4% to 613 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 45.9% to 206 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 77.0% to 2,749 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 | Shark Bay1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 613 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 206 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,749 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Shark Bay was 35.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 17.0% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Shark Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Shark Bay was 85.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 80.1% lower than the national average.
- around 0% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Shark Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Shark Bay was 8.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 2.8% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Shark Bay.