Crime Dashboard - Macarthur (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 | 5 | 1,211 | 84 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 436 | 23 |
| violent | 0 | 212 | 1 |
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 | 1,211 | 0 | na |
| motor vehicle | 436 | 1,170 | -62.8% |
| violent | 212 | 1,123 | -81.2% |
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 from 0 to 1,211 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 62.8% to 436 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 81.2% to 212 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 | Macarthur (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,211 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 436 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 212 | 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 Macarthur (ACT) was 23.8% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 64.0% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Macarthur (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Macarthur (ACT) was 68.0% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 58.0% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Macarthur (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Macarthur (ACT) was 91.8% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 92.5% lower than the national average.
- around 1% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Macarthur (ACT).