NSW Recorded Crime Statistics: January 2004 to December 2004
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 2004	Population	Rate per 100,000 population
1	Coolamon	17	4,104	414.2
2	Walgett	21	8,207	255.9
3	Lockhart	9	3,544	254.0
4	Wellington	20	8,714	229.5
5	Warren	7	3,302	212.0
6	Wentworth	13	7,218	180.1
7	Goulburn	36	21,268	169.3
8	Moree Plains	24	16,153	148.6
9	Gilgandra	7	4,739	147.7
10	Dubbo	56	38,937	143.8
11	Glen Innes	8	5,987	133.6
12	Coonabarabran	9	6,761	133.1
13	Inverell	21	15,779	133.1
14	Dungog	11	8,427	130.5
15	Tumut	15	11,555	129.8
16	Byron	39	30,404	128.3
17	Yallaroi	4	3,185	125.6
18	Mulwaree	9	7,245	124.2
19	Culcairn	5	4,026	124.2
20	Wagga Wagga	69	57,245	120.5
21	Greater Taree	55	45,793	120.1
22	Richmond Valley	25	20,912	119.5
23	Junee	7	5,891	118.8
24	Coffs Harbour	76	64,051	118.7
25	Cootamundra	9	7,607	118.3
26	Cobar	6	5,076	118.2
27	Lithgow	24	20,462	117.3
28	Tamworth	43	37,120	115.8
29	Broken Hill	23	20,666	111.3
30	Muswellbrook	17	15,291	111.2
31	Yass	12	10,799	111.1
32	Parry	14	12,853	108.9
33	Harden	4	3,805	105.1
34	Coonamble	5	4,758	105.1
35	Nambucca	19	18,141	104.7
36	Rylstone	4	3,831	104.4
37	Coolah	4	3,907	102.4
38	Gloucester	5	4,911	101.8
39	Campbelltown	152	150,589	100.9
40	Lismore	43	43,045	99.9
41	Uralla	6	6,025	99.6
42	Cowra	13	13,108	99.2
43	Queanbeyan	34	34,394	98.9
44	Bogan	3	3,116	96.3
45	Evans	5	5,385	92.9
46	Young	11	11,903	92.4
47	Mudgee	17	18,458	92.1
48	Shoalhaven	83	90,679	91.5
49	Wyong	121	140,288	86.3
50	Penrith	150	178,233	84.2

 
Note: For the rate calculations, population data were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication: Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand, 2002-03, Cat. No. 3218.0 (for 2002 and 2003 population estimates). As no population estimates were available for 2004 when this report was published, rates for 2004 were calculated using 2003 population estimates.