Crime Dashboard - Somerset
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 | 134 | 644 | 51 |
| motor vehicle | 35 | 708 | 28 |
| violent | 164 | 2,520 | 52 |
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 | 644 | 474 | 35.8% |
| motor vehicle | 708 | 668 | 6.0% |
| violent | 2,520 | 2,812 | -10.4% |
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 35.8% to 644 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 6.0% to 708 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.4% to 2,520 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 | Somerset1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 644 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 708 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,520 | 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 Somerset was 33.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 12.8% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Somerset.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Somerset was 39.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 31.7% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Somerset.
- the rate of violent crime in Somerset was 26.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 10.9% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Somerset.