Crime Dashboard - Elizabeth Downs

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-ins351,30787
motor vehicle571,52981
violent1846,64193

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-ins1,3072,920-55.3%
motor vehicle1,5291,890-19.1%
violent6,6419,993-33.5%

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 55.3% to 1,307 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.1% to 1,529 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 33.5% to 6,641 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
Elizabeth Downs1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,307595739
motor vehicle1,5291,1311,036
violent6,6412,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Elizabeth Downs was 119.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 76.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Elizabeth Downs.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Elizabeth Downs was 35.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 47.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Elizabeth Downs.
  • the rate of violent crime in Elizabeth Downs was 142.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 134.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Elizabeth Downs.