Crime Dashboard - Murgon

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-ins1115,276100
motor vehicle304,67699
violent8912,78099

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-ins5,2763,923 34.5%
motor vehicle4,6763,085 51.6%
violent12,78014,294-10.6%

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 34.5% to 5,276 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 51.6% to 4,676 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 10.6% to 12,780 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
Murgon1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins5,276971739
motor vehicle4,6761,1661,036
violent12,7803,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Murgon was 443.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 614.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Murgon.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Murgon was 300.9% higher than the Queensland average, and was 351.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Murgon.
  • the rate of violent crime in Murgon was 273.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 351.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Murgon.