Crime Dashboard - Cairns North
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 | 288 | 5,709 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 73 | 6,226 | 100 |
| violent | 328 | 22,804 | 100 |
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 | 5,709 | 4,966 | 15.0% |
| motor vehicle | 6,226 | 4,808 | 29.5% |
| violent | 22,804 | 20,939 | 8.9% |
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 15.0% to 5,709 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 29.5% to 6,226 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.9% to 22,804 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 | Cairns North1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 5,709 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 6,226 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 22,804 | 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 Cairns North was 488.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 673.0% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cairns North.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cairns North was 433.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 500.8% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cairns North.
- the rate of violent crime in Cairns North was 567.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 706.1% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cairns North.