Crime Dashboard - Townsville
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 | 4,103 | 2,449 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 1,505 | 2,741 | 99 |
| violent | 4,140 | 8,142 | 97 |
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 | 2,449 | 2,243 | 9.2% |
| motor vehicle | 2,741 | 2,063 | 32.9% |
| violent | 8,142 | 7,635 | 6.6% |
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 9.2% to 2,449 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 32.9% to 2,741 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.6% to 8,142 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 | Townsville1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,449 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,741 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,142 | 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 Townsville was 152.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 231.5% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Townsville.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Townsville was 135.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 164.5% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Townsville.
- the rate of violent crime in Townsville was 138.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 187.8% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Townsville.