Crime Dashboard - Torres Strait 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 | 15 | 598 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 131 | 0 |
| violent | 83 | 8,391 | 98 |
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 | 598 | 578 | 3.4% |
| motor vehicle | 131 | 97 | 34.3% |
| violent | 8,391 | 8,816 | -4.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 3.4% to 598 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 34.3% to 131 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.8% to 8,391 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 | Torres Strait Island1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 598 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 131 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,391 | 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 Torres Strait Island was 38.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 19.1% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Torres Strait Island.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Torres Strait Island was 88.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 87.4% lower than the national average.
- around 0% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Torres Strait Island.
- the rate of violent crime in Torres Strait Island was 145.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 196.6% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Torres Strait Island.