Crime Dashboard - Molong
New South Wales • 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 | 11 | 498 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 329 | 15 |
| violent | 39 | 1,650 | 40 |
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 | 498 | 259 | 92.5% |
| motor vehicle | 329 | 246 | 34.0% |
| violent | 1,650 | 2,166 | -23.8% |
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 92.5% to 498 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 34.0% to 329 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 23.8% to 1,650 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 | Molong1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 498 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 329 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,650 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Molong was 9.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 32.6% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Molong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Molong was 54.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 68.3% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Molong.
- the rate of violent crime in Molong was 30.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.7% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Molong.