Statistics

⚠ Important Data Caveats — NSW Police Force Statistics

• Aggregate counts only. This data shows the total number of officially recorded hate crime offences per suburb. Individual incident details, victim identities, and perpetrator information are not publicly available.
• Significant underreporting. Research consistently shows LGBTIQ+ people are less likely to report hate crimes to police due to fear of discrimination, mistrust of law enforcement, or uncertainty about whether an incident meets legal thresholds. Actual incidence is likely far higher.
• NSW only. This dataset covers New South Wales exclusively. No equivalent suburb-level police data has been released for other Australian states or territories.
• Coverage period: January 2023 – October 2025. This data was released by NSW Police Force ahead of Sydney Mardi Gras 2026, as reported by ABC News (27 February 2026). It does not include incidents outside this window.
• Definition limitations. "Hate crime offence" as recorded by NSW Police may not capture all bias-motivated incidents, and classification may vary between Local Area Commands.

Source: NSW Police Force via ABC News — abc.net.au, 27 February 2026