Crime Dashboard - Downer

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-ins323,74299
motor vehicle101,00962
violent251,96450

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-ins3,7421,734115.8%
motor vehicle1,0091,529-34.0%
violent1,9641,711 14.7%

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 115.8% to 3,742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 34.0% to 1,009 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 14.7% to 1,964 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
Downer1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins3,742978739
motor vehicle1,0091,3611,036
violent1,9642,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Downer was 282.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 406.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Downer.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Downer was 25.9% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 2.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Downer.
  • the rate of violent crime in Downer was 23.7% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 30.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Downer.