8,060,747
Population of the State from ABS 2021 Census
769,402.77 km2
Area size of the State in square kilometres
612,603
Total number of crimes in the State
76.00
Total number of crimes per 1000 people
83,079
Total number of violent crimes in the State (homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery, etc...)
181,834
Total number of property crimes in the State (arson, burglary, theft, car theft, etc...)
10.31
Total number of violent crimes per 1000 people
22.56
Total number of property crimes per 1000 people
4th
Rank of the State by Violent Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Violent Crimes
1st
Rank of the State by Property Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Property Crimes
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 104,234 cases of Theft.
104,234
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 83,939 cases of Justice procedures offences.
83,939
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 65,792 cases of Transport regulation offences.
65,792
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 65,691 cases of Assault and related offences.
65,691
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 48,222 cases of Property damage.
48,222
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 46,214 cases of Deception.
46,214
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 42,514 cases of Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour.
42,514
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 32,305 cases of Drug use and possession.
32,305
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 26,066 cases of Burglary/Break and enter.
26,066
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 20,393 cases of Miscellaneous offences.
20,393
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 14,472 cases of Sexual offences.
14,472
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 13,069 cases of Weapons and explosives offences.
13,069
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 13,063 cases of Other government regulatory offences.
13,063
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 10,295 cases of Public nuisance offences.
10,295
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 7,772 cases of Disorderly and offensive conduct.
7,772
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 5,385 cases of Other drug offences.
5,385
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 4,642 cases of Drug dealing and trafficking.
4,642
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 3,312 cases of Arson.
3,312
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 1,824 cases of Robbery.
1,824
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 1,291 cases of Other crimes against the person.
1,291
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 1,016 cases of Cultivate or manufacture drugs.
1,016
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 818 cases of Blackmail and extortion.
818
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 195 cases of Abduction and related offences.
195
In 2022 in New South Wales there were 79 cases of Homicide and related offences.
79
1 in 97
In 2022 in NSW your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 97
1 in 105
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 105
1 in 44
In 2022 in NSW your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 44
1 in 31
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 31
NSW state is ranked 3 out of 6 ranked states in Australia with 1st being safest.
The top crime types in NSW are Theft, Justice procedures offences, Transport regulation offences.
104,234 Theft cases were reported in NSW in 2022.
Crime in NSW has decreased by 9.59% from 2021 to 2022.
There were 79 Homicide and related offences cases in NSW in 2022.
The least safe lga in NSW is Bourke, by rank and violent crimes rate.
The safest lga in NSW is Ku-ring-gai, by rank and violent crimes rate.
Most dangerous lgas in NSW by crime crime rank and violent crimes are Bourke, Brewarrina and Central Darling.
The data is based on annual 2022 data from state police departments and population data from the 2021 ABS Census. Rank is calculated for crimes weighted by severity and proportionate to population.
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