Crime Dashboard - Maroochydore

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-ins18184270
motor vehicle881,27473
violent2013,82681

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-ins842652 29.0%
motor vehicle1,274925 37.7%
violent3,8265,314-28.0%

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 29.0% to 842 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 37.7% to 1,274 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 28.0% to 3,826 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
Maroochydore1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins842971739
motor vehicle1,2741,1661,036
violent3,8263,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Maroochydore was 13.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 13.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Maroochydore.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Maroochydore was 9.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 22.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Maroochydore.
  • the rate of violent crime in Maroochydore was 11.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 35.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Maroochydore.