Georges River is a safe place. 

Council conducts quarterly reviews of local crime statistics in conjunction with the St George Local Area Command (Police) and responds to this information strategically to maintain community safety while targeting problem areas appropriately.

Crime statistics are developed from reported crimes. It is extremely important to always report a crime to the Police regardless of how small it seems. High levels of reporting allows us to have an accurate depiction of safety issues in the community.

Reports to the Police can be made online, by phone or in person at any Police Station.
 

Current Crime Statistics

The Georges River area is one of the safest Local Government Areas in NSW with the majority of crimes reported locally recording either a stable or declining trend in the number of occurrences.

The full list of crime statistics is available online.

Table 1. Recorded incidents of selected offences in the Georges River Local Government Area

Annual totals, 60 month trend from January 2015 to December 2019 and average annual percentage change.

Offence	Jan 2015 to Dec 2015	Jan 2016 to Dec 2016	Jan 2017 to Dec 2017	Jan 2018 to Dec 2018	Jan 2019 to Dec 2019	60-month trend	Avg Annual % change.
Assault - domestic violence related	431	442	438	434	490	Stable	*
Assault - non-domestic violence related	364	353	366	374	351	Stable	*
Sexual assault	40	32	53	53	58	Up	9.7%
Robbery without a weapon	25	21	30	31	26	Stable	*
Break and enter - dwelling	428	299	221	293	239	Down	-13.6%
Motor vehicle theft	245	129	139	180	137	Down	-13.5%
Steal from motor vehicle	453	397	410	395	510	Stable	*
Steal from retail store	249	362	316	295	318	Stable	*
Steal from person	91	70	63	58	53	Down	-12.6%
Fraud	833	829	983	880	934	Stable	*

* No annual percentage change is given if the trend is stable or if a trend has not been calculated.

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research