Crime Dashboard - Altona (Vic.)
Victoria • 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 | 10 | 317 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 77 | 735 | 46 |
| violent | 89 | 2,751 | 68 |
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 | 317 | 283 | 12.2% |
| motor vehicle | 735 | 1,043 | -29.5% |
| violent | 2,751 | 2,520 | 9.2% |
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 12.2% to 317 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.5% to 735 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 9.2% to 2,751 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 | Altona (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 317 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 735 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,751 | 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 Altona (Vic.) was 55.9% lower than the Victoria average, and was 57.0% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Altona (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Altona (Vic.) was 33.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 29.1% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Altona (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Altona (Vic.) was 4.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 2.7% lower than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Altona (Vic.).