Crime Dashboard - Brisbane
Queensland • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 12,327 | 1,072 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 4,067 | 1,190 | 67 |
| violent | 6,726 | 2,024 | 32 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,072 | 889 | 20.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,190 | 1,074 | 10.8% |
| violent | 2,024 | 2,300 | -12.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 20.6% to 1,072 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 10.8% to 1,190 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.0% to 2,024 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Brisbane1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,072 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,190 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,024 | 3,419 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Brisbane was 10.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 45.1% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brisbane.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brisbane was 2.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 14.8% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brisbane.
- the rate of violent crime in Brisbane was 40.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 28.5% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brisbane.