Crime Dashboard - Macquarie

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-ins151,74694
motor vehicle112,10191
violent313,25375

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-ins1,7461,330 31.2%
motor vehicle2,1012,818-25.4%
violent3,2533,865-15.8%

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 31.2% to 1,746 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.4% to 2,101 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 15.8% to 3,253 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
Macquarie1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins1,746978739
motor vehicle2,1011,3611,036
violent3,2532,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Macquarie was 78.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 136.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Macquarie.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Macquarie was 54.3% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 102.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Macquarie.
  • the rate of violent crime in Macquarie was 26.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 15.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Macquarie.