Is there a lot of crime in Mawson Lakes?
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I am living in Mawson lakes from last 8 years and i hardly heard about or seen crime in Mawson lakes. I Always parked my cars off street or in my driveway , didn't have any safety shutter on my windows s, i am a v happy person.
That's not right. The only thing that is bad about Mawson Lakes is the internet. You will have to get the internet boxes for it to work (They are not expensive to buy) By the way, my friend lives in Mawson Lakes and says its the safest suburb he lived in. So it is safe. There are hardly any rentals or smashed cars and abandoned cars on Elder Smith Drive. Get your facts right, or check your text again.
Mawson lakes has a crime index of 24.
Mawson Lakes is in the 24th percentile for safety, meaning 76% of South Australia suburbs are safer than Mawson Lakes and 24% of suburbs are more dangerous than Mawson Lakes.
I have had a lot of experience in short/long term accommodation within Mawson Lakes and can definitely say that there are pockets of Mawson Lakes that are targeted by break-ins and home invasions more-so than other areas. The suburb as a whole has beautiful homes but criminals target (for whatever reason) certain areas with success.
With lots of rentals there is lots of petty crime. The answer unfortunately is yes. Train station regularly has cars with smashed windows. Abandoned\ stolen cars along Elder Smith Dr, You are surrounded by Parafield Gardens and Pooraka.....this alone answers your question.
Been living here for several years, and travel widely throughout the suburb multiple times weekly. I have never seen anything like this, including within the area described. The question was, 'Is there a lot of crime in Mawson Lakes?' - the factual answer is no. There is very little crime in Mawson Lakes, and that fact can be established by visiting the publically available statistics for crime at the SAPOL website. The 'lots of rentals = lots of petty crime' statement, apart from being offensive, is also incorrect, and on two separate accounts. 1. Statistically, rentals within Mawson Lakes account for around 30% of properties, and of the remaining 70%, about 55% percent are owner/occupiers with a mortgage, with the remaining approx 15% owner/occupiers with a fully paid off home. (The source for that is the ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics). So in fact, rentals within Mawson Lakes are a clear minority. 2. The implication that people living within rental properties in Mawson Lakes are responsible for crime in Mawson Lakes is not just offensive, it is absurd, both in its generalisation and false stereotype. Statistics show (there's a raft of government and scholarly sources available online) that perpetrators of criminal activity are typically active in areas away from their home suburb.
Completely agree. A very safe community of over 13,000 residents, and if people actually took the time to look at the SAPOL (South Australian Police) statistics (before commenting), they would see how safe Mawson Lakes is! Get in a car, drive to Mawson Lakes, and have some lunch and a coffee by the lake. You'll instantly see a thriving community, dozens of people out exercising, walking their dogs, walking with their families, and generally enjoying the beautiful parks and community.