Crime Dashboard - Harkness
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 | 37 | 518 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 115 | 720 | 45 |
| violent | 83 | 2,887 | 70 |
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 | 518 | 625 | -17.2% |
| motor vehicle | 720 | 731 | -1.5% |
| violent | 2,887 | 3,254 | -11.3% |
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 17.2% to 518 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.5% to 720 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.3% to 2,887 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 | Harkness1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 518 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 720 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,887 | 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 Harkness was 28.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 29.9% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Harkness.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Harkness was 34.6% lower than the Victoria average, and was 30.6% lower than the national average.
- around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Harkness.
- the rate of violent crime in Harkness was 0.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 2.0% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Harkness.