Crime Dashboard - Semaphore
South 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 | 10 | 437 | 37 |
| motor vehicle | 31 | 1,636 | 83 |
| violent | 61 | 4,528 | 86 |
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 | 437 | 499 | -12.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,636 | 1,564 | 4.6% |
| violent | 4,528 | 5,828 | -22.3% |
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 12.4% to 437 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.6% to 1,636 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.3% to 4,528 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 | Semaphore1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 437 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,636 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,528 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Semaphore was 26.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 40.8% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Semaphore.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Semaphore was 44.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 57.9% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Semaphore.
- the rate of violent crime in Semaphore was 65.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 60.0% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Semaphore.