Crime Dashboard - Moreton Bay
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 | 2,403 | 548 | 40 |
| motor vehicle | 972 | 729 | 32 |
| violent | 3,049 | 2,469 | 51 |
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 | 548 | 551 | -0.5% |
| motor vehicle | 729 | 765 | -4.7% |
| violent | 2,469 | 2,768 | -10.8% |
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 0.5% to 548 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.7% to 729 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.8% to 2,469 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 | Moreton Bay1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 548 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 729 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,469 | 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 Moreton Bay was 43.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 25.8% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Moreton Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Moreton Bay was 37.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 29.6% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Moreton Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Moreton Bay was 27.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 12.7% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Moreton Bay.