Crime Dashboard - Forrest (ACT)
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-ins | 1 | 502 | 44 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 1,897 | 88 |
| violent | 5 | 846 | 12 |
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 | 502 | 909 | -44.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,897 | 1,399 | 35.6% |
| violent | 846 | 1,234 | -31.4% |
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 44.7% to 502 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 35.6% to 1,897 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.4% to 846 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 | Forrest (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 502 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,897 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 846 | 2,574 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Forrest (ACT) was 48.7% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 32.0% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Forrest (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Forrest (ACT) was 39.3% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 83.0% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Forrest (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Forrest (ACT) was 67.1% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 70.1% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Forrest (ACT).