Crime Dashboard - Mackay
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 | 157 | 4,430 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 51 | 3,960 | 99 |
| violent | 285 | 25,002 | 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 | 4,430 | 5,415 | -18.2% |
| motor vehicle | 3,960 | 4,826 | -17.9% |
| violent | 25,002 | 26,924 | -7.1% |
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 18.2% to 4,430 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.9% to 3,960 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.1% to 25,002 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 | Mackay1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,430 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,960 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 25,002 | 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 Mackay was 356.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 499.8% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mackay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mackay was 239.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 282.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mackay.
- the rate of violent crime in Mackay was 631.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 783.8% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mackay.