Crime Dashboard - Meridan Plains
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 | 19 | 377 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 395 | 20 |
| violent | 17 | 1,496 | 35 |
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 | 377 | 359 | 5.1% |
| motor vehicle | 395 | 407 | -2.8% |
| violent | 1,496 | 2,647 | -43.5% |
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 5.1% to 377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.8% to 395 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 43.5% to 1,496 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 | Meridan Plains1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 377 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 395 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,496 | 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 Meridan Plains was 61.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 48.9% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Meridan Plains.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Meridan Plains was 66.1% lower than the Queensland average, and was 61.9% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Meridan Plains.
- the rate of violent crime in Meridan Plains was 56.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 47.1% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Meridan Plains.