Crime Dashboard - Palm Island
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 | 71 | 5,489 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 2,476 | 97 |
| violent | 413 | 72,494 | 100 |
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 | 5,489 | 5,228 | 5.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,476 | 847 | 192.4% |
| violent | 72,494 | 75,270 | -3.7% |
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 5.0% to 5,489 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 192.4% to 2,476 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.7% to 72,494 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 | Palm Island1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 5,489 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,476 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 72,494 | 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 Palm Island was 465.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 643.2% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Palm Island.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Palm Island was 112.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 138.9% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Palm Island.
- the rate of violent crime in Palm Island was 2,020.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 2,462.5% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Palm Island.