Crime Dashboard - Whitsunday
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 | 215 | 584 | 44 |
| motor vehicle | 73 | 659 | 25 |
| violent | 287 | 3,196 | 77 |
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 | 584 | 539 | 8.3% |
| motor vehicle | 659 | 771 | -14.6% |
| violent | 3,196 | 4,470 | -28.5% |
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 8.3% to 584 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.6% to 659 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 28.5% to 3,196 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 | Whitsunday1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 584 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 659 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,196 | 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 Whitsunday was 39.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 20.9% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whitsunday.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whitsunday was 43.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 36.5% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whitsunday.
- the rate of violent crime in Whitsunday was 6.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 13.0% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whitsunday.