Crime Dashboard - Longreach
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 | 19 | 492 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 498 | 14 |
| violent | 45 | 4,337 | 90 |
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 | 492 | 241 | 104.0% |
| motor vehicle | 498 | 338 | 47.7% |
| violent | 4,337 | 6,322 | -31.4% |
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 104.0% to 492 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 47.7% to 498 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.4% to 4,337 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 | Longreach1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 492 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 498 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,337 | 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 Longreach was 49.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 33.4% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Longreach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Longreach was 57.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 51.9% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Longreach.
- the rate of violent crime in Longreach was 26.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 53.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Longreach.