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

CRIMEMay-24
Assault208
Domestic violence related assault106
Alcohol related assault95
Sexual assault14
House break-ins50
Commercial break-ins22
Motor vehicle theft22
Property damage178

Summary

CRIMEMay-24
Crime against the person253
Crime against property513

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 04/07/2024.

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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