Crime Dashboard - Hamilton (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 | 18 | 314 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 39 | 385 | 20 |
| violent | 178 | 5,809 | 91 |
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 | 314 | 379 | -17.3% |
| motor vehicle | 385 | 497 | -22.5% |
| violent | 5,809 | 4,619 | 25.8% |
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 17.3% to 314 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.5% to 385 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 25.8% to 5,809 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 | Hamilton (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 314 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 385 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,809 | 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 Hamilton (Vic.) was 56.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 57.5% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hamilton (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hamilton (Vic.) was 65.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 62.8% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hamilton (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Hamilton (Vic.) was 102.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 105.3% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hamilton (Vic.).