Crime Dashboard - Richmond (Vic.)

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-ins1681,11082
motor vehicle6332,19192
violent3003,89982

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-ins1,1101,211 -8.3%
motor vehicle2,1912,417 -9.4%
violent3,8994,373-10.9%

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 8.3% to 1,110 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 9.4% to 2,191 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 10.9% to 3,899 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
Richmond (Vic.)1
Vic.1
Australia1
break-ins1,110721739
motor vehicle2,1911,1001,036
violent3,8992,8652,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Richmond (Vic.) was 54.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 50.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Richmond (Vic.).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Richmond (Vic.) was 99.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 111.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Richmond (Vic.).
  • the rate of violent crime in Richmond (Vic.) was 36.1% higher than the Victoria average, and was 37.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Richmond (Vic.).