Crime Dashboard - Little River (Vic.)
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 | 9 | 714 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 1,235 | 72 |
| violent | 26 | 3,882 | 82 |
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 | 714 | 890 | -19.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,235 | 757 | 63.2% |
| violent | 3,882 | 2,566 | 51.3% |
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 19.7% to 714 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 63.2% to 1,235 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 51.3% to 3,882 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 | Little River (Vic.)1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 714 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,235 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,882 | 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 Little River (Vic.) was 0.8% lower than the Victoria average, and was 3.3% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Little River (Vic.).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Little River (Vic.) was 12.3% higher than the Victoria average, and was 19.2% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Little River (Vic.).
- the rate of violent crime in Little River (Vic.) was 35.5% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.2% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Little River (Vic.).