Crime Dashboard - Lawson (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 | 4 | 833 | 70 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 838 | 53 |
| violent | 15 | 1,275 | 27 |
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 | 833 | 1,775 | -53.1% |
| motor vehicle | 838 | 1,290 | -35.0% |
| violent | 1,275 | 1,412 | -9.7% |
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 53.1% to 833 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.0% to 838 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.7% to 1,275 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 | Lawson (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 833 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 838 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,275 | 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 Lawson (ACT) was 14.9% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 12.7% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lawson (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lawson (ACT) was 38.4% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 19.1% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lawson (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Lawson (ACT) was 50.5% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 54.9% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lawson (ACT).