Crime Dashboard - Chinchilla

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-ins691,21384
motor vehicle321,90589
violent884,01283

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-ins1,2131,483-18.2%
motor vehicle1,9051,813 5.1%
violent4,0123,592 11.7%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 18.2% to 1,213 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 5.1% to 1,905 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 11.7% to 4,012 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
Chinchilla1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,213971739
motor vehicle1,9051,1661,036
violent4,0123,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Chinchilla was 25.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 64.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Chinchilla.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Chinchilla was 63.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 83.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Chinchilla.
  • the rate of violent crime in Chinchilla was 17.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 41.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Chinchilla.