Crime Dashboard - Cowra
New South Wales • 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 | 113 | 1,529 | 91 |
| motor vehicle | 87 | 1,118 | 67 |
| violent | 343 | 4,716 | 87 |
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 | 1,529 | 1,709 | -10.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,118 | 1,490 | -24.9% |
| violent | 4,716 | 5,485 | -14.0% |
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 10.5% to 1,529 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.9% to 1,118 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.0% to 4,716 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 | Cowra1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,529 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,118 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,716 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Cowra was 179.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 107.1% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cowra.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cowra was 55.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 7.9% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cowra.
- the rate of violent crime in Cowra was 97.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 66.7% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cowra.