Crime Dashboard - Northern Peninsula Area

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-ins552,06898
motor vehicle232,05594
violent7412,36499

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-ins2,0683,081-32.9%
motor vehicle2,0552,682-23.4%
violent12,36415,630-20.9%

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 32.9% to 2,068 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 23.4% to 2,055 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 20.9% to 12,364 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
Northern Peninsula Area1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins2,068971739
motor vehicle2,0551,1661,036
violent12,3643,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Northern Peninsula Area was 113.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 180.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Northern Peninsula Area.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Northern Peninsula Area was 76.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 98.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Northern Peninsula Area.
  • the rate of violent crime in Northern Peninsula Area was 261.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 337.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Northern Peninsula Area.