Murrumbidgee · Council (LGA)
Recorded crime in the area — the overall offence rate per 100,000 residents, the mix of offence types, and how it is changing. Sourced from state and territory police data; offence definitions differ by state, so comparisons across state lines are indicative only.
A 7.1% drop in the crime rate over five years is much lower than most areas, making Murrumbidgee a place where recorded offences are falling faster than elsewhere. There were 8,649 recorded offences per 100,000 people, a figure that sits around the middle for its level.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Murrumbidgee — higher than 52% of areas.
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences per 100,000 people stand at 8,649. The most common types of crime in the area are assault and related offences at 12.4%, followed by drug offences at 9.3% and motor vehicle theft at 9.0%.
8,649
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total recorded criminal offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). The per-capita rate is the meaningful map metric — raw counts just track population. Offence definitions and counting rules differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
-7.1%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Change in the recorded-offence rate over the latest five years — positive means crime is rising, negative means it is falling. Computed from each region's annual series.
Rates for assault, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, theft, drugs and more.
Motor vehicle theft and sexual offence rates are much higher than most areas. Drug offences and burglaries are also higher than most areas, while the theft rate is much lower.
1,074
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded assault & related per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
388
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded sexual offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
656
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded burglary (unlawful entry) per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
656
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded theft per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
775
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded motor vehicle theft per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
626
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded property damage per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
805
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Recorded drug offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Murrumbidgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15560/murrumbidgee/topic/crime-safety
