Crime Dashboard - Kotara
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-ins | 19 | 414 | 35 |
| motor vehicle | 40 | 1,229 | 71 |
| violent | 80 | 2,235 | 56 |
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 | 414 | 350 | 18.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,229 | 1,294 | -5.1% |
| violent | 2,235 | 2,982 | -25.1% |
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 18.6% to 414 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.1% to 1,229 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.1% to 2,235 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 | Kotara1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 414 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,229 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,235 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Kotara was 24.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.9% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kotara.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kotara was 71.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.6% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kotara.
- the rate of violent crime in Kotara was 6.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 21.0% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kotara.