Crime Dashboard - Waroona

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-ins52828
motor vehicle593151
violent912,36945

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-ins282345-18.2%
motor vehicle9311,307-28.7%
violent2,3693,359-29.5%

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 18.2% to 282 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.7% to 931 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 29.5% to 2,369 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
Waroona1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins282947739
motor vehicle9311,4431,036
violent2,3693,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Waroona was 70.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 61.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waroona.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waroona was 35.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 10.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 51% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waroona.
  • the rate of violent crime in Waroona was 21.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 16.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waroona.