Crime Dashboard - Cairns
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 | 3,175 | 2,412 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 786 | 2,081 | 94 |
| violent | 3,835 | 8,698 | 99 |
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 | 2,412 | 2,011 | 19.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,081 | 2,213 | -6.0% |
| violent | 8,698 | 7,856 | 10.7% |
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 19.9% to 2,412 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.0% to 2,081 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 10.7% to 8,698 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 | Cairns1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,412 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,081 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,698 | 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 Cairns was 148.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 226.5% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cairns.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cairns was 78.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 100.8% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cairns.
- the rate of violent crime in Cairns was 154.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 207.4% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cairns.