American River · Suburb / Locality
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.
Assault and related offences make up 100% of the recorded crime in American River. This small area is very safe, with a crime rate that has plummeted by 66.7% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is American River — lower than 97% of areas.
| American River | 714 |
|---|---|
| 5221, SA | 604 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences per 100,000 people sit at 714, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This reflects a significant recent drop in crime across the locality.
714
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality 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.
-66.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
The rate for assault and related offences is 714, a figure that sits around the middle compared to similar areas.
714
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in American River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40019/american-river/topic/crime-safety
