Crime Dashboard - Somers
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 | 7 | 791 | 67 |
| motor vehicle | 24 | 1,296 | 74 |
| violent | 4 | 739 | 9 |
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 | 791 | 457 | 72.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,296 | 342 | 278.7% |
| violent | 739 | 733 | 0.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 72.9% to 791 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 278.7% to 1,296 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 0.8% to 739 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 | Somers1 | Vic.1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 791 | 721 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,296 | 1,100 | 1,036 |
| violent | 739 | 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 Somers was 9.7% higher than the Victoria average, and was 7.1% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Somers.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Somers was 17.8% higher than the Victoria average, and was 25.0% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Somers.
- the rate of violent crime in Somers was 74.2% lower than the Victoria average, and was 73.9% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Somers.