Crime Dashboard - Emerald (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 | 57 | 436 | 37 |
| motor vehicle | 37 | 737 | 46 |
| violent | 164 | 3,796 | 81 |
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 | 436 | 362 | 20.3% |
| motor vehicle | 737 | 618 | 19.1% |
| violent | 3,796 | 4,123 | -7.9% |
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 20.3% to 436 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 19.1% to 737 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.9% to 3,796 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 | Emerald (Qld)1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 436 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 737 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,796 | 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 Emerald (Qld) was 55.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 41.0% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Emerald (Qld).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Emerald (Qld) was 36.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 28.9% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Emerald (Qld).
- the rate of violent crime in Emerald (Qld) was 11.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 34.2% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Emerald (Qld).