Crime Dashboard - Mount Lofty

Queensland • 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-ins571,60893
motor vehicle172,02190
violent212,25157

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-ins1,6081,309 22.9%
motor vehicle2,0212,444-17.3%
violent2,2511,707 31.8%

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 22.9% to 1,608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.3% to 2,021 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 31.8% to 2,251 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 Lofty1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,608971739
motor vehicle2,0211,1661,036
violent2,2513,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mount Lofty was 65.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 117.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mount Lofty.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mount Lofty was 73.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 95.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mount Lofty.
  • the rate of violent crime in Mount Lofty was 34.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 20.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mount Lofty.