Crime Dashboard - Wagga Wagga
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 | 740 | 1,267 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 600 | 1,306 | 75 |
| violent | 2,215 | 3,949 | 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 | 1,267 | 1,058 | 19.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,306 | 1,361 | -4.1% |
| violent | 3,949 | 4,525 | -12.7% |
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 19.7% to 1,267 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.1% to 1,306 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.7% to 3,949 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 | Wagga Wagga1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,267 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,306 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,949 | 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 Wagga Wagga was 131.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 71.5% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wagga Wagga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wagga Wagga was 81.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 26.0% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wagga Wagga.
- the rate of violent crime in Wagga Wagga was 65.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 39.6% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wagga Wagga.