Crime Dashboard - Mackay
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 | 1,125 | 926 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 510 | 1,287 | 74 |
| violent | 1,164 | 3,475 | 81 |
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 | 926 | 944 | -1.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,287 | 1,215 | 6.0% |
| violent | 3,475 | 3,664 | -5.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.8% to 926 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 6.0% to 1,287 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.2% to 3,475 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 | Mackay1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 926 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,287 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,475 | 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 Mackay was 4.6% lower than the Queensland average, and was 25.4% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mackay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mackay was 10.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 24.2% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mackay.
- the rate of violent crime in Mackay was 1.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 22.8% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mackay.