NSW Recorded Crime Statistics: January 2006 to December 2006
Top 50 Local Government Areas ranked by rate of recorded criminal incidents
LGAs with population under 3000, Sydney LGA and LGAs without the offence have been excluded.
 

Rank	Local Government Area	Offences in 2006	Population	Rate per 100,000 population
1	Bourke	25	3,906	640.0
2	Walgett	45	8,031	560.3
3	Cowra	50	13,185	379.2
4	Dubbo	137	39,263	348.9
5	Gilgandra	16	4,660	343.3
6	Inverell	52	15,794	329.2
7	Carrathool	10	3,274	305.4
8	Eurobodalla	111	36,389	305.0
9	Narrandera	20	6,582	303.9
10	Warrumbungle Shire	30	10,508	285.5
11	Hay	10	3,534	283.0
12	Cobar	14	5,013	279.3
13	Tenterfield	19	6,805	279.2
14	Wellington	24	8,599	279.1
15	Upper Lachlan	20	7,328	272.9
16	Richmond Valley	57	20,913	272.6
17	Guyra	12	4,460	269.1
18	Parkes	40	15,034	266.1
19	Young	32	12,035	265.9
20	Glen Innes Severn	23	8,735	263.3
21	Broken Hill	53	20,203	262.3
22	Tamworth Regional	143	54,522	262.3
23	Albury	123	47,247	260.3
24	Wentworth	19	7,300	260.3
25	Greater Taree	119	46,986	253.3
26	Muswellbrook	37	15,149	244.2
27	Narromine	17	7,033	241.7
28	Kyogle	23	9,630	238.8
29	Moree Plains	38	15,936	238.5
30	Cootamundra	18	7,623	236.1
31	Wagga Wagga	136	58,055	234.3
32	Coonamble	11	4,714	233.3
33	Lachlan	17	7,360	231.0
34	Byron	70	30,827	227.1
35	Leeton	27	12,026	224.5
36	Goulburn Mulwaree	60	27,112	221.3
37	Coffs Harbour	149	67,442	220.9
38	Uralla	13	6,075	214.0
39	Lithgow	44	20,889	210.6
40	Forbes	21	9,974	210.5
41	Gunnedah	25	12,074	207.1
42	Singleton	45	22,270	202.1
43	Clarence Valley	99	49,538	199.8
44	Lismore	87	43,628	199.4
45	Narrabri	28	14,172	197.6
46	Wyong	281	143,393	196.0
47	Kempsey	56	28,742	194.8
48	Mid-Western Regional	43	22,141	194.2
49	Snowy River	14	7,293	192.0
50	Orange	71	37,791	187.9

 
Note: For the rate calculations, population data were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication: Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand, 2004-05, Cat. No. 3218.0. As no population estimates were available for 2006 when this report was published, rates for 2006 were calculated using 2005 population estimates.