NSW Recorded Crime Statistics: January 2005 to December 2005
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 2005	Population	Rate per 100,000 population
1	Bourke	91	3,924	2,319.1
2	Dubbo	807	39,077	2,065.2
3	Forbes	143	9,974	1,433.7
4	Moree Plains	225	16,027	1,403.9
5	Newcastle	1,930	145,633	1,325.2
6	Marrickville	975	75,870	1,285.1
7	Auburn	774	62,797	1,232.5
8	Leichhardt	633	51,430	1,230.8
9	Albury	530	44,887	1,180.7
10	Kempsey	328	28,114	1,166.7
11	Strathfield	342	31,129	1,098.7
12	Narrandera	72	6,594	1,091.9
13	Coonamble	51	4,728	1,078.7
14	Wagga Wagga	615	57,557	1,068.5
15	Pittwater	593	56,954	1,041.2
16	Liverpool	1,719	167,880	1,023.9
17	Narromine	71	7,020	1,011.4
18	Campbelltown	1,494	149,961	996.3
19	Holroyd	905	91,211	992.2
20	Parramatta	1,492	151,076	987.6
21	Woollahra	524	53,095	986.9
22	Byron	300	30,724	976.4
23	Burwood	303	31,085	974.7
24	Bankstown	1,705	175,428	971.9
25	Bathurst	299	31,564	947.3
26	Orange	346	37,546	921.5
27	Gunnedah	111	12,287	903.4
28	Port Stephens	563	62,448	901.6
29	Shellharbour	557	62,338	893.5
30	Botany Bay	331	37,192	890.0
31	Muswellbrook	134	15,195	881.9
32	Snowy River	64	7,322	874.1
33	Waverley	542	62,096	872.8
34	Lismore	363	43,229	839.7
35	Wollongong	1,605	191,558	837.9
36	Lake Macquarie	1,568	189,196	828.8
37	Singleton	181	21,913	826.0
38	Coonabarabran	55	6,673	824.2
39	Tamworth	304	37,272	815.6
40	Walgett	65	8,096	802.9
41	Penrith	1,391	177,554	783.4
42	Randwick	968	126,431	765.6
43	Blacktown	2,119	278,532	760.8
44	Broken Hill	155	20,440	758.3
45	Shoalhaven	695	91,765	757.4
46	Wyong	1,059	141,764	747.0
47	Great Lakes	252	34,186	737.1
48	Carrathool	24	3,308	725.5
49	North Sydney	439	60,789	722.2
50	Ashfield	289	40,258	717.9

 
Note: For the rate calculations, population data were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics publication: Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand, 2003-04, Cat. No. 3218.0. As no population estimates were available for 2005 when this report was published, rates for 2005 were calculated using 2004 population estimates.