Crime Dashboard - Carlton (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 | 154 | 1,396 | 89 |
| motor vehicle | 561 | 2,605 | 95 |
| violent | 194 | 3,722 | 80 |
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 | 1,396 | 1,336 | 4.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,605 | 2,494 | 4.5% |
| violent | 3,722 | 4,406 | -15.5% |
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 4.5% to 1,396 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.5% to 2,605 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.5% to 3,722 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 | Carlton (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,396 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,605 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,722 | 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 Carlton (Vic.) was 93.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 89.0% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Carlton (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Carlton (Vic.) was 136.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 151.4% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Carlton (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Carlton (Vic.) was 29.9% higher than the Victoria average, and was 31.5% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Carlton (Vic.).