Crime Dashboard - Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld)
Queensland • Suburb • 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 | 2 | 63 | 3 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 531 | 30 |
| violent | 4 | 1,303 | 28 |
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 | 63 | 151 | -58.0% |
| motor vehicle | 531 | 266 | 99.6% |
| violent | 1,303 | 1,140 | 14.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 58.0% to 63 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 99.6% to 531 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 14.3% to 1,303 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 | Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 63 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 531 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,303 | 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 Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) was 93.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 91.4% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) was 54.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 48.7% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld) was 61.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 54.0% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Alligator Creek (Townsville - Qld).