Crime Dashboard - Kent Town
South 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 | 7 | 1,024 | 79 |
| motor vehicle | 18 | 2,351 | 94 |
| violent | 23 | 3,747 | 80 |
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 | 1,024 | 1,279 | -19.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,351 | 4,384 | -46.4% |
| violent | 3,747 | 5,082 | -26.3% |
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 19.9% to 1,024 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 46.4% to 2,351 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.3% to 3,747 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 | Kent Town1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,024 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,351 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,747 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kent Town was 72.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 38.7% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kent Town.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kent Town was 107.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 126.8% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kent Town.
- the rate of violent crime in Kent Town was 36.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 32.5% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kent Town.