Crime Dashboard - Western Downs
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 | 389 | 1,268 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 153 | 1,724 | 89 |
| violent | 372 | 4,094 | 88 |
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 | 1,268 | 988 | 28.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,724 | 1,002 | 72.1% |
| violent | 4,094 | 4,555 | -10.1% |
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 28.4% to 1,268 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 72.1% to 1,724 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.1% to 4,094 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 | Western Downs1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,268 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,724 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,094 | 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 Western Downs was 30.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 71.7% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Western Downs.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Western Downs was 47.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 66.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Western Downs.
- the rate of violent crime in Western Downs was 19.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 44.7% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Western Downs.