Crime & Disadvantage Bowmans Forest Vic 3735

Crime & Safety in Bowmans Forest VIC 3735: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Bowmans Forest

The higher the score, the more free the area is from crime.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 1997 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	58.9%	Bottom 48%	Data for Dec 2014
Total family violence	0	Top 17%	to 0 to Dec 2021
Total property crime	0	Top 14%	Data for Dec 2021
Total violent crime	0	Top 29%	Data for Dec 2021

Disadvantage in Bowmans Forest

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The proportion of residents under 65 who rely on government support, live in high stress environments or are otherwise alienated from mainstream society.
Sources: ABS, ATO, DSS, TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Bowmans Forest

14.3%

Hume

17.2%

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Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Alienation level	4.3	Bottom 27%	4% to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	0.9%	Top 38%	48% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,620	Top 44%	40% to Dec 2019
Public housing	0.0%	Bottom 38%	Data for Jan 2021
Unemployed	1.5%	Top 27%	to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	17	Bottom 16%	32% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Bowmans Forest

The proportion of residents who have at least one addiction including alcoholism, gambling and illicit drugs.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2003 - 2023

Bowmans Forest

55.0

Hume

50.2

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Hume	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	15.0%	Bottom 42%	Data for Dec 2018
Total drug offences	0	Top 23%	Data for Dec 2021
Total poker machine losses (LGA)	$2,200,000	Bottom 17%	72% to Dec 2023

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