Crime Dashboard - Burdekin

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-ins2181,61796
motor vehicle471,40382
violent2285,21094

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-ins1,6171,10246.7%
motor vehicle1,4031,309 7.2%
violent5,2105,019 3.8%

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 46.7% to 1,617 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 7.2% to 1,403 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 3.8% to 5,210 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
Burdekin1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,617971739
motor vehicle1,4031,1661,036
violent5,2103,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Burdekin was 66.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 118.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burdekin.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burdekin was 20.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 35.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burdekin.
  • the rate of violent crime in Burdekin was 52.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 84.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burdekin.