Crime Dashboard - Griffith (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 | 17 | 1,216 | 85 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 1,749 | 86 |
| violent | 32 | 1,914 | 49 |
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 | 1,216 | 973 | 25.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,749 | 2,451 | -28.6% |
| violent | 1,914 | 2,612 | -26.7% |
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 25.0% to 1,216 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.6% to 1,749 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.7% to 1,914 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 | Griffith (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,216 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,749 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,914 | 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 Griffith (ACT) was 24.3% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 64.6% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Griffith (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Griffith (ACT) was 28.5% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 68.7% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Griffith (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Griffith (ACT) was 25.6% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 32.3% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Griffith (ACT).