Crime Dashboard - Garfield
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 | 2 | 185 | 9 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 363 | 18 |
| violent | 7 | 1,212 | 24 |
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 | 185 | 229 | -19.1% |
| motor vehicle | 363 | 487 | -25.5% |
| violent | 1,212 | 1,836 | -34.0% |
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 19.1% to 185 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.5% to 363 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.0% to 1,212 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 | Garfield1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 185 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 363 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,212 | 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 Garfield was 74.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 74.9% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Garfield.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Garfield was 67.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 65.0% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Garfield.
- the rate of violent crime in Garfield was 57.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 57.2% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Garfield.