Crime Dashboard - Barton
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 | 1 | 354 | 28 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 1,339 | 75 |
| violent | 15 | 2,171 | 55 |
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 | 354 | 382 | -7.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,339 | 3,011 | -55.5% |
| violent | 2,171 | 5,573 | -61.0% |
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 7.3% to 354 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 55.5% to 1,339 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 61.0% to 2,171 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 | Barton1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 354 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,339 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,171 | 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 Barton was 63.8% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 52.0% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Barton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Barton was 1.7% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 29.2% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Barton.
- the rate of violent crime in Barton was 15.6% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 23.3% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Barton.