Crime Dashboard - Semaphore South
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 | 4 | 830 | 70 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 1,030 | 63 |
| violent | 14 | 3,665 | 80 |
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 | 830 | 1,127 | -26.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,030 | 1,590 | -35.2% |
| violent | 3,665 | 1,609 | 127.8% |
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 26.3% to 830 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.2% to 1,030 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 127.8% to 3,665 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 | Semaphore South1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 830 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,030 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,665 | 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 South was 39.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 12.4% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Semaphore South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Semaphore South was 8.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 0.6% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Semaphore South.
- the rate of violent crime in Semaphore South was 33.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.6% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Semaphore South.