Crime Dashboard - Weipa
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 | 45 | 969 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 25 | 1,582 | 88 |
| violent | 59 | 4,745 | 92 |
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 | 969 | 553 | 75.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,582 | 651 | 142.9% |
| violent | 4,745 | 5,796 | -18.1% |
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 75.2% to 969 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 142.9% to 1,582 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.1% to 4,745 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 | Weipa1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 969 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,582 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,745 | 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 Weipa was 0.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 31.2% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Weipa.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Weipa was 35.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 52.7% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Weipa.
- the rate of violent crime in Weipa was 38.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 67.7% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Weipa.