2,651,542
Population of the State from ABS 2021 Census
2,110,295.52 km2
Area size of the State in square kilometres
253,110
Total number of crimes in the State
95.46
Total number of crimes per 1000 people
49,219
Total number of violent crimes in the State (homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery, etc...)
130,250
Total number of property crimes in the State (arson, burglary, theft, car theft, etc...)
18.56
Total number of violent crimes per 1000 people
49.12
Total number of property crimes per 1000 people
6th
Rank of the State by Violent Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Violent Crimes
6th
Rank of the State by Property Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Property Crimes
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 71,979 cases of Theft.
71,979
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 40,841 cases of Assault and related offences.
40,841
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 31,627 cases of Deception.
31,627
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 28,884 cases of Property damage.
28,884
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 22,047 cases of Burglary/Break and enter.
22,047
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 20,721 cases of Drug dealing and trafficking.
20,721
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 12,820 cases of Breaches of orders.
12,820
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 8,473 cases of Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour.
8,473
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 6,509 cases of Sexual offences.
6,509
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 6,388 cases of Motor Vehicle Theft.
6,388
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 1,524 cases of Robbery.
1,524
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 952 cases of Arson.
952
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 251 cases of Abduction and related offences.
251
In 2022 in Western Australia there were 94 cases of Homicide and related offences.
94
1 in 54
In 2022 in WA your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 54
1 in 105
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 105
1 in 20
In 2022 in WA your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 20
1 in 31
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 31
WA state is ranked 6 out of 6 ranked states in Australia with 1st being safest.
The top crime types in WA are Theft, Assault and related offences, Deception.
71,979 Theft cases were reported in WA in 2022.
Crime in WA has increased by 3.51% from 2021 to 2022.
There were 94 Homicide and related offences cases in WA in 2022.
The least safe lga in WA is Derby-West Kimberley, by rank and violent crimes rate.
The safest lga in WA is Perenjori, by rank and violent crimes rate.
Most dangerous lgas in WA by crime crime rank and violent crimes are Derby-West Kimberley, Wiluna and Wyndham-East Kimberley.
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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