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Safest Suburbs in Australian Capital Territory

Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons.

Farrer currently leads this Australian Capital Territory list. Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Farrer	100
#2	Flynn	98
#3	Forde	97
#4	Holder	97
#5	Campbell	96
#6	Macarthur	95
#7	Fadden	95
#8	Gordon	95
#9	Evatt	91
#10	Bonython	91
#11	Fraser	90
#12	Casey	89
#13	Forrest	87
#14	Isabella Plains	87
#15	Banks	86
#16	O'Malley	86
#17	Hughes	85
#18	Cook	85
#19	Chifley	85
#20	Rivett	84
#21	Franklin	84
#22	Yarralumla	83
#23	Coombs	83
#24	Harrison	82
#25	Fisher	81
#26	Curtin	81
#27	Aranda	80
#28	Barton	79
#29	Ngunnawal	79
#30	Isaacs	79
#31	Red Hill	78
#32	Torrens	77
#33	Crace	77
#34	Dunlop	76
#35	Latham	76
#36	Gowrie	76
#37	Moncrieff	75
#38	Melba	74
#39	Bonner	74
#40	Duffy	73
#41	Bruce	73
#42	Monash	72
#43	Amaroo	71
#44	Downer	70
#45	Hall	70
#46	Denman Prospect	70
#47	Jacka	69
#48	Wright	68
#49	Macgregor	68
#50	Spence	68

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

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