Darwin crime statistics

The Darwin urban centre consists of Darwin City and the associated suburbs from Buffalo Creek, Berrimah and East Arm westwards, and represents approximately 35% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The Darwin region falls within the NT Police Darwin Metropolitan Command.

Offence statistics

Selected

CRIMEFeb-24
Assault184
Domestic violence related assault79
Alcohol related assault76
Sexual assault5
House break-ins84
Commercial break-ins36
Motor vehicle theft18
Property damage174

Summary

CRIMEFeb-24
Crime against the person223
Crime against property588

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 2/04/2024.

Offence rates have been calculated using the latest available estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. 3101.0, with regional splits based on Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012, cat. 3218.0).

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