Crime Dashboard - Yilgarn

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-ins881165
motor vehicle11,14663
violent282,72062

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-ins811312159.7%
motor vehicle1,146672 70.6%
violent2,7202,933 -7.2%

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 159.7% to 811 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 70.6% to 1,146 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 7.2% to 2,720 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
Yilgarn1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins811947739
motor vehicle1,1461,4431,036
violent2,7203,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Yilgarn was 14.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 9.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 65% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Yilgarn.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Yilgarn was 20.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 10.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 63% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Yilgarn.
  • the rate of violent crime in Yilgarn was 9.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 3.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Yilgarn.