Crime Dashboard - Kariong

New South Wales • 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-ins724014
motor vehicle2877248
violent1132,39361

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-ins24019721.7%
motor vehicle772733 5.2%
violent2,3932,355 1.6%

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 21.7% to 240 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 5.2% to 772 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 1.6% to 2,393 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
Kariong1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins240547739
motor vehicle7727181,036
violent2,3932,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Kariong was 56.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kariong.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kariong was 7.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 25.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kariong.
  • the rate of violent crime in Kariong was 0.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kariong.