Crime Dashboard - Kowanyama
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 | 41 | 4,914 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 1,305 | 74 |
| violent | 179 | 63,556 | 100 |
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 | 4,914 | 4,557 | 7.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,305 | 3,782 | -65.5% |
| violent | 63,556 | 55,123 | 15.3% |
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 7.8% to 4,914 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 65.5% to 1,305 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 15.3% to 63,556 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 | Kowanyama1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,914 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,305 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 63,556 | 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 Kowanyama was 406.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 565.3% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kowanyama.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kowanyama was 11.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 25.9% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kowanyama.
- the rate of violent crime in Kowanyama was 1,758.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 2,146.5% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kowanyama.