Crime Dashboard - City

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-ins678367
motor vehicle433,53598
violent43324,812100

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-ins783373110.0%
motor vehicle3,5353,193 10.7%
violent24,81226,702 -7.1%

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 110.0% to 783 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 10.7% to 3,535 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 7.1% to 24,812 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
City1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins783978739
motor vehicle3,5351,3611,036
violent24,8122,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in City was 20.0% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 6.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than City.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in City was 159.6% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 241.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than City.
  • the rate of violent crime in City was 864.0% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 777.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than City.