Crime Dashboard - Emerald (Vic.)
Victoria • 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 | 10 | 335 | 25 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 286 | 12 |
| violent | 20 | 1,220 | 25 |
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 | 335 | 287 | 16.9% |
| motor vehicle | 286 | 295 | -3.0% |
| violent | 1,220 | 756 | 61.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 16.9% to 335 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.0% to 286 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 61.5% to 1,220 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 | Emerald (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 335 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 286 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,220 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Emerald (Vic.) was 53.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 54.6% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Emerald (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Emerald (Vic.) was 74.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 72.4% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Emerald (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Emerald (Vic.) was 57.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 56.9% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Emerald (Vic.).