{"id":31,"date":"2025-11-13T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redsuburbs.com.au\/content\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-10-28T21:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:13:56","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redsuburbs.com.au\/content\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id31_c3ec7c-a5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column31_71e5c2-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column31_71e5c2-89\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> Were is the map data coming from?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> Crime data sourced from State Police Service public datasets and population data comes from 2021 ABS Census.<br>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/bocsar.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crime Statistics Agency Victoria<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.qld.gov.au\/maps-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queensland Police Service<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.sa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Australia Police<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wa.gov.au\/organisation\/western-australia-police-force\/crime-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Australia Police Force<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.police.act.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACT Policing<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/census\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Bureau of Statistics<\/a>, 2021 Census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> How is Crime Rank calculated?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> Crime Rank is % of how many suburbs are better based on number of crimes and their severity proportionate to the suburb population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> Over which period is the data shown?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> Crime data is annual 2025 data and population data is from 2021 ABS Census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> There is so much crime! Is Australia sinking in crime, are we doomed?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> No, the crime levels compared on national level. Australia in general is a <a href=\"https:\/\/wisevoter.com\/country-rankings\/safest-countries-in-the-world\/#australia\">rather safe country<\/a> globally ranked #27. UK is #35, USA is #129, India is #134, Canada is #12 and New Zealand is #2 according to 2023 statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> Do you have crime data for every state and territory in Australia?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> At the moment Red Suburbs cover over 97% of Australian population, but we are still missing data for NT and TAS. We are working hard to make that data available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> Why is Tasmania\/NT not in here?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> TAS &amp; NT police departments don&#8217;t publish their crime data on a suburb level or in accessible format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> Can I use your data for my project?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes, you can find our <a href=\"https:\/\/redsuburbs.com.au\/blog\/crime-api\/\">API and Bulk-file options here<\/a>. It is not allowed to re-distribute that data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q:<\/strong> I see a mistake, can you fix it?<br><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes, please report it with \u201cSend Feedback\u201d button or just email to <a href=\"mailto:info@redrealities.com\">info@redrealities.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: Were is the map data coming from?A: Crime data sourced from State Police Service public datasets and population data comes from 2021 ABS Census.Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research; Crime Statistics Agency Victoria; Queensland Police Service; South Australia Police; Western Australia Police Force; ACT Policing; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census. 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