Crime Dashboard - Esperance
Western 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-ins | 18 | 1,907 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 2,877 | 97 |
| violent | 159 | 6,743 | 93 |
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 | 1,907 | 2,394 | -20.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,877 | 1,884 | 52.7% |
| violent | 6,743 | 8,971 | -24.8% |
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 20.3% to 1,907 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 52.7% to 2,877 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 24.8% to 6,743 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 | Esperance1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,907 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,877 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,743 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Esperance was 101.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 158.2% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Esperance.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Esperance was 99.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 177.6% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Esperance.
- the rate of violent crime in Esperance was 123.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 138.3% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Esperance.