Crime Dashboard - Lara
Victoria • 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 | 66 | 631 | 56 |
| motor vehicle | 132 | 704 | 44 |
| violent | 127 | 2,129 | 54 |
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 | 631 | 478 | 31.9% |
| motor vehicle | 704 | 618 | 13.8% |
| violent | 2,129 | 1,718 | 23.9% |
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 31.9% to 631 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.8% to 704 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 23.9% to 2,129 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 | Lara1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 631 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 704 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,129 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Lara was 12.4% lower than the Victoria average, and was 14.5% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lara.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lara was 36.1% lower than the Victoria average, and was 32.1% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lara.
- the rate of violent crime in Lara was 25.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 24.8% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lara.