Crime Dashboard - Bruce (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-ins1269961
motor vehicle181,37776
violent491,89849

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-ins69946351.0%
motor vehicle1,3771,22812.1%
violent1,8981,993-4.8%

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 51.0% to 699 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 12.1% to 1,377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 4.8% to 1,898 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
Bruce (ACT)1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins699978739
motor vehicle1,3771,3611,036
violent1,8982,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bruce (ACT) was 28.6% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 5.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bruce (ACT).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bruce (ACT) was 1.1% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 32.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bruce (ACT).
  • the rate of violent crime in Bruce (ACT) was 26.3% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 32.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bruce (ACT).