Crime Dashboard - Ipswich
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 | 1,435 | 666 | 53 |
| motor vehicle | 544 | 921 | 50 |
| violent | 2,243 | 3,716 | 83 |
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 | 666 | 702 | -5.1% |
| motor vehicle | 921 | 1,052 | -12.4% |
| violent | 3,716 | 3,932 | -5.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 5.1% to 666 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.4% to 921 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.5% to 3,716 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 | Ipswich1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 666 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 921 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,716 | 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 Ipswich was 31.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 9.8% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ipswich.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ipswich was 21.0% lower than the Queensland average, and was 11.2% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ipswich.
- the rate of violent crime in Ipswich was 8.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 31.3% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ipswich.