Crime Dashboard - Rutherglen
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 | 6 | 562 | 50 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 292 | 12 |
| violent | 5 | 1,576 | 38 |
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 | 562 | 620 | -9.4% |
| motor vehicle | 292 | 469 | -37.7% |
| violent | 1,576 | 1,836 | -14.2% |
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 9.4% to 562 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.7% to 292 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.2% to 1,576 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 | Rutherglen1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 562 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 292 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,576 | 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 Rutherglen was 22.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 23.9% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rutherglen.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rutherglen was 73.5% lower than the Victoria average, and was 71.8% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rutherglen.
- the rate of violent crime in Rutherglen was 45.0% lower than the Victoria average, and was 44.3% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rutherglen.