Crime Dashboard - Lucas
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 | 28 | 1,283 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 34 | 920 | 57 |
| violent | 10 | 1,198 | 24 |
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 | 1,283 | 455 | 181.6% |
| motor vehicle | 920 | 840 | 9.5% |
| violent | 1,198 | 531 | 125.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 181.6% to 1,283 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 9.5% to 920 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 125.7% to 1,198 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 | Lucas1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,283 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 920 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,198 | 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 Lucas was 78.0% higher than the Victoria average, and was 73.7% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lucas.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lucas was 16.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 11.2% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lucas.
- the rate of violent crime in Lucas was 58.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 57.6% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lucas.