Crime Dashboard - Howard

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-ins1373363
motor vehicle238820
violent72,44962

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-ins733553 32.6%
motor vehicle388450-13.8%
violent2,4493,002-18.4%

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 32.6% to 733 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.8% to 388 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 18.4% to 2,449 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
Howard1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins733971739
motor vehicle3881,1661,036
violent2,4493,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Howard was 24.5% lower than the Queensland average, and was 0.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Howard.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Howard was 66.7% lower than the Queensland average, and was 62.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Howard.
  • the rate of violent crime in Howard was 28.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 13.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Howard.