Crime Dashboard - Lota

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-ins1335628
motor vehicle877849
violent171,38731

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-ins356316 12.7%
motor vehicle778235231.8%
violent1,3871,341 3.4%

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 12.7% to 356 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 231.8% to 778 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 3.4% to 1,387 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
Lota1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins356971739
motor vehicle7781,1661,036
violent1,3873,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lota was 63.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 51.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lota.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lota was 33.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 24.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lota.
  • the rate of violent crime in Lota was 59.4% lower than the Queensland average, and was 51.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lota.