Crime Dashboard - Douglas (Townsville - 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-ins | 175 | 3,031 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 59 | 2,966 | 97 |
| violent | 82 | 4,761 | 87 |
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 | 3,031 | 3,381 | -10.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,966 | 2,601 | 14.0% |
| violent | 4,761 | 5,818 | -18.2% |
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 10.3% to 3,031 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 14.0% to 2,966 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.2% to 4,761 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 | Douglas (Townsville - Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 3,031 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,966 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,761 | 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 Douglas (Townsville - Qld) was 212.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 310.4% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Douglas (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Douglas (Townsville - Qld) was 154.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 186.1% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Douglas (Townsville - Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Douglas (Townsville - Qld) was 39.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 68.3% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Douglas (Townsville - Qld).