Crime Dashboard - Riverton (WA)
Western 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 | 13 | 748 | 65 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 431 | 23 |
| violent | 55 | 916 | 15 |
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 | 748 | 1,112 | -32.8% |
| motor vehicle | 431 | 846 | -49.0% |
| violent | 916 | 1,118 | -18.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 32.8% to 748 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 49.0% to 431 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.1% to 916 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 | Riverton (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 748 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 431 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 916 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Riverton (WA) was 21.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 1.3% higher than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Riverton (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Riverton (WA) was 70.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 58.4% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Riverton (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Riverton (WA) was 69.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 67.6% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Riverton (WA).