Crime Dashboard - Elizabeth

South Australia • 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-ins142,73998
motor vehicle709,873100
violent26952,590100

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-ins2,7393,983-31.2%
motor vehicle9,87313,354-26.1%
violent52,59067,068-21.6%

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 31.2% to 2,739 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.1% to 9,873 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 21.6% to 52,590 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
Elizabeth1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins2,739595739
motor vehicle9,8731,1311,036
violent52,5902,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Elizabeth was 360.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 270.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Elizabeth.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Elizabeth was 772.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 852.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Elizabeth.
  • the rate of violent crime in Elizabeth was 1,819.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 1,758.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Elizabeth.