Crime Dashboard - Moonta Bay
South Australia • 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 | 7 | 344 | 26 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 82 | 3 |
| violent | 22 | 1,289 | 27 |
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 | 344 | 217 | 58.2% |
| motor vehicle | 82 | 238 | -65.4% |
| violent | 1,289 | 1,634 | -21.1% |
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 58.2% to 344 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 65.4% to 82 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.1% to 1,289 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 | Moonta Bay1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 344 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 82 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,289 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Moonta Bay was 42.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 53.5% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Moonta Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Moonta Bay was 92.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 92.1% lower than the national average.
- around 3% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Moonta Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Moonta Bay was 52.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.4% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Moonta Bay.