Crime Dashboard - Broome
Western Australia • 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 | 300 | 16,180 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 110 | 18,754 | 100 |
| violent | 2,250 | 59,902 | 100 |
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 | 16,180 | 13,590 | 19.1% |
| motor vehicle | 18,754 | 24,084 | -22.1% |
| violent | 59,902 | 67,715 | -11.5% |
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 19.1% to 16,180 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.1% to 18,754 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.5% to 59,902 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 | Broome1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 16,180 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 18,754 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 59,902 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Broome was 1,608.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 2,090.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Broome.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Broome was 1,199.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 1,709.5% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Broome.
- the rate of violent crime in Broome was 1,888.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 2,017.4% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Broome.