Crime Dashboard - Ararat
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 | 50 | 1,036 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 44 | 699 | 44 |
| violent | 131 | 5,644 | 91 |
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 | 1,036 | 648 | 59.9% |
| motor vehicle | 699 | 679 | 2.9% |
| violent | 5,644 | 6,369 | -11.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 59.9% to 1,036 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 2.9% to 699 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.4% to 5,644 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 | Ararat1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,036 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 699 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,644 | 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 Ararat was 43.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 40.3% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ararat.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ararat was 36.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 32.6% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ararat.
- the rate of violent crime in Ararat was 97.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 99.5% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ararat.