Crime Dashboard - Brisbane City

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-ins3542,65698
motor vehicle631,66884
violent58815,17499

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-ins2,6562,512 5.7%
motor vehicle1,6682,052-18.7%
violent15,17422,548-32.7%

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 5.7% to 2,656 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 18.7% to 1,668 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 32.7% to 15,174 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
Brisbane City1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins2,656971739
motor vehicle1,6681,1661,036
violent15,1743,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Brisbane City was 173.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 259.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brisbane City.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brisbane City was 43.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 60.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brisbane City.
  • the rate of violent crime in Brisbane City was 343.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 436.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brisbane City.