Crime Dashboard - Mareeba

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-ins2862,32797
motor vehicle791,81087
violent33710,44898

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-ins2,3272,086 11.5%
motor vehicle1,8102,070-12.6%
violent10,44811,013 -5.1%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 11.5% to 2,327 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.6% to 1,810 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 5.1% to 10,448 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
Mareeba1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins2,327971739
motor vehicle1,8101,1661,036
violent10,4483,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mareeba was 139.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 215.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mareeba.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mareeba was 55.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 74.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mareeba.
  • the rate of violent crime in Mareeba was 205.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 269.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mareeba.