Crime Dashboard - Kingston (ACT)
Australian Capital Territory • 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 | 12 | 528 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 28 | 1,912 | 89 |
| violent | 39 | 1,416 | 32 |
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 | 528 | 703 | -24.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,912 | 2,017 | -5.2% |
| violent | 1,416 | 1,690 | -16.3% |
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 24.8% to 528 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.2% to 1,912 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.3% to 1,416 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 | Kingston (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 528 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,912 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,416 | 2,574 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kingston (ACT) was 46.0% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 28.4% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kingston (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kingston (ACT) was 40.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 84.5% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kingston (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Kingston (ACT) was 45.0% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 50.0% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kingston (ACT).