Crime Dashboard - Dapto

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-ins4141535
motor vehicle9199761
violent2162,50363

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-ins415283 46.5%
motor vehicle997886 12.5%
violent2,5032,873-12.9%

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 46.5% to 415 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 12.5% to 997 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 12.9% to 2,503 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
Dapto1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins415547739
motor vehicle9977181,036
violent2,5032,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Dapto was 24.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Dapto.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Dapto was 38.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Dapto.
  • the rate of violent crime in Dapto was 5.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 11.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Dapto.