Crime Dashboard - Whyalla Jenkins
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 | 6 | 491 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 509 | 29 |
| violent | 12 | 1,951 | 50 |
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 | 491 | 348 | 41.3% |
| motor vehicle | 509 | 1,180 | -56.8% |
| violent | 1,951 | 1,653 | 18.0% |
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 41.3% to 491 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 56.8% to 509 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 18.0% to 1,951 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 | Whyalla Jenkins1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 491 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 509 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,951 | 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 Whyalla Jenkins was 17.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 33.5% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whyalla Jenkins.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whyalla Jenkins was 55.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 50.9% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whyalla Jenkins.
- the rate of violent crime in Whyalla Jenkins was 28.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 31.0% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whyalla Jenkins.