Crime Dashboard - Portarlington
Victoria • 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 | 13 | 550 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 308 | 14 |
| violent | 24 | 1,884 | 48 |
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 | 550 | 1,669 | -67.1% |
| motor vehicle | 308 | 382 | -19.5% |
| violent | 1,884 | 1,561 | 20.7% |
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 67.1% to 550 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.5% to 308 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 20.7% to 1,884 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 | Portarlington1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 550 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 308 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,884 | 2,865 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Portarlington was 23.7% lower than the Victoria average, and was 25.5% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Portarlington.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Portarlington was 72.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 70.3% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Portarlington.
- the rate of violent crime in Portarlington was 34.3% lower than the Victoria average, and was 33.4% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Portarlington.