Crime Dashboard - Mount Gambier
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 | 69 | 477 | 42 |
| motor vehicle | 106 | 680 | 42 |
| violent | 518 | 3,934 | 82 |
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 | 477 | 767 | -37.7% |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 943 | -27.8% |
| violent | 3,934 | 4,569 | -13.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 37.7% to 477 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.8% to 680 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.9% to 3,934 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 | Mount Gambier1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 477 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,934 | 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 Mount Gambier was 19.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 35.4% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mount Gambier.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mount Gambier was 39.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 34.4% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mount Gambier.
- the rate of violent crime in Mount Gambier was 43.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 39.1% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mount Gambier.