Crime Dashboard - Atherton
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 | 107 | 1,803 | 95 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 1,200 | 70 |
| violent | 113 | 6,525 | 93 |
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 | 1,803 | 1,628 | 10.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,200 | 1,362 | -11.9% |
| violent | 6,525 | 6,029 | 8.2% |
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 10.8% to 1,803 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.9% to 1,200 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.2% to 6,525 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 | Atherton1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,803 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,200 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,525 | 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 Atherton was 85.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 144.1% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Atherton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Atherton was 2.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 15.7% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Atherton.
- the rate of violent crime in Atherton was 90.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 130.6% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Atherton.