Crime Dashboard - Mareeba

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-ins3711,67497
motor vehicle971,19869
violent5118,12597

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-ins1,6741,536 9.0%
motor vehicle1,1981,481-19.1%
violent8,1257,688 5.7%

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 9.0% to 1,674 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.1% to 1,198 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 5.7% to 8,125 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
Mareeba1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,674971739
motor vehicle1,1981,1661,036
violent8,1253,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mareeba was 72.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 126.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mareeba.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mareeba was 2.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 15.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 70% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mareeba.
  • the rate of violent crime in Mareeba was 137.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 187.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mareeba.