Crime Dashboard - Rockhampton
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 | 1,070 | 1,846 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 370 | 2,159 | 96 |
| violent | 1,354 | 6,285 | 95 |
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 | 1,846 | 1,224 | 50.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,159 | 1,738 | 24.2% |
| violent | 6,285 | 7,351 | -14.5% |
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 50.8% to 1,846 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 24.2% to 2,159 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.5% to 6,285 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 | Rockhampton1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,846 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,159 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,285 | 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 Rockhampton was 90.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 149.9% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rockhampton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rockhampton was 85.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 108.3% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rockhampton.
- the rate of violent crime in Rockhampton was 83.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 122.2% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rockhampton.