Crime Dashboard - Bamaga
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 | 14 | 1,390 | 88 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 1,954 | 89 |
| violent | 28 | 12,218 | 98 |
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 | 1,390 | 4,005 | -65.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,954 | 4,765 | -59.0% |
| violent | 12,218 | 14,104 | -13.4% |
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 65.3% to 1,390 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 59.0% to 1,954 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.4% to 12,218 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 | Bamaga1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,390 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,954 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 12,218 | 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 Bamaga was 43.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 88.3% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bamaga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bamaga was 67.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 88.5% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bamaga.
- the rate of violent crime in Bamaga was 257.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 331.9% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bamaga.