Crime Dashboard - Kalgoorlie
Western Australia • 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 | 60 | 3,273 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 42 | 7,328 | 100 |
| violent | 875 | 21,988 | 99 |
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 | 3,273 | 2,853 | 14.7% |
| motor vehicle | 7,328 | 6,488 | 13.0% |
| violent | 21,988 | 21,532 | 2.1% |
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 14.7% to 3,273 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.0% to 7,328 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.1% to 21,988 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 | Kalgoorlie1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 3,273 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 7,328 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 21,988 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kalgoorlie was 245.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 343.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kalgoorlie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kalgoorlie was 407.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 607.1% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kalgoorlie.
- the rate of violent crime in Kalgoorlie was 629.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 677.2% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kalgoorlie.