Crime Dashboard - Hamilton (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-ins1021,43790
motor vehicle592,21593
violent522,09853

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-ins1,4371,553 -7.5%
motor vehicle2,2152,242 -1.2%
violent2,0982,742-23.5%

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 7.5% to 1,437 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.2% to 2,215 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 23.5% to 2,098 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
Hamilton (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,437971739
motor vehicle2,2151,1661,036
violent2,0983,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hamilton (Qld) was 48.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 94.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hamilton (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hamilton (Qld) was 89.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 113.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hamilton (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Hamilton (Qld) was 38.6% lower than the Queensland average, and was 25.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hamilton (Qld).