Crime Dashboard - Kotara South
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 | 3 | 204 | 10 |
| motor vehicle | 9 | 900 | 56 |
| violent | 8 | 1,078 | 20 |
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 | 204 | 398 | -48.8% |
| motor vehicle | 900 | 946 | -4.9% |
| violent | 1,078 | 1,805 | -40.3% |
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 48.8% to 204 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.9% to 900 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 40.3% to 1,078 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 | Kotara South1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 204 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 900 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,078 | 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 South was 62.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 72.4% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kotara South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kotara South was 25.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 13.2% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kotara South.
- the rate of violent crime in Kotara South was 54.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.9% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kotara South.