Crime Dashboard - Douglas

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-ins1431,08390
motor vehicle3282942
violent1695,33394

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-ins1,0831,040 4.2%
motor vehicle8291,257-34.0%
violent5,3336,074-12.2%

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 4.2% to 1,083 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 34.0% to 829 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 12.2% to 5,333 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
Douglas1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,083971739
motor vehicle8291,1661,036
violent5,3333,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Douglas was 11.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 46.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Douglas.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Douglas was 28.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 20.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 42% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Douglas.
  • the rate of violent crime in Douglas was 56.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 88.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Douglas.