Crime Dashboard - Acton (ACT)
Australian Capital Territory • Suburb • 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 | 0 | 151 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 1,233 | 72 |
| violent | 10 | 1,107 | 21 |
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 | 151 | 194 | -22.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,233 | 1,306 | -5.6% |
| violent | 1,107 | 2,375 | -53.4% |
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 22.5% to 151 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.6% to 1,233 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 53.4% to 1,107 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 | Acton (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 151 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,233 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,107 | 2,574 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Acton (ACT) was 84.6% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 79.6% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Acton (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Acton (ACT) was 9.4% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 19.0% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Acton (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Acton (ACT) was 57.0% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 60.9% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Acton (ACT).