Crime Dashboard - Black River (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-ins1360854
motor vehicle71,31975
violent31,20124

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-ins608196210.8%
motor vehicle1,319827 59.4%
violent1,2013,544-66.1%

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 210.8% to 608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 59.4% to 1,319 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 66.1% to 1,201 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
Black River (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins608971739
motor vehicle1,3191,1661,036
violent1,2013,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Black River (Qld) was 37.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 17.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Black River (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Black River (Qld) was 13.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 27.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Black River (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Black River (Qld) was 64.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 57.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Black River (Qld).