Crime Dashboard - South Gippsland
Victoria • 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 | 86 | 615 | 48 |
| motor vehicle | 147 | 483 | 14 |
| violent | 266 | 3,323 | 78 |
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 | 615 | 480 | 28.2% |
| motor vehicle | 483 | 463 | 4.3% |
| violent | 3,323 | 3,217 | 3.3% |
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 28.2% to 615 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.3% to 483 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 3.3% to 3,323 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 | South Gippsland1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 615 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 483 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,323 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in South Gippsland was 14.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 16.7% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Gippsland.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Gippsland was 56.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 53.4% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Gippsland.
- the rate of violent crime in South Gippsland was 16.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 17.4% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Gippsland.