Crime Dashboard - Palm Cove
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 | 35 | 1,258 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 9 | 929 | 57 |
| violent | 15 | 1,750 | 44 |
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 | 1,258 | 1,102 | 14.2% |
| motor vehicle | 929 | 1,521 | -38.9% |
| violent | 1,750 | 2,655 | -34.1% |
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 14.2% to 1,258 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 38.9% to 929 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.1% to 1,750 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 | Palm Cove1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,258 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 929 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,750 | 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 Palm Cove was 29.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 70.3% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Palm Cove.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Palm Cove was 20.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 10.4% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Palm Cove.
- the rate of violent crime in Palm Cove was 48.8% lower than the Queensland average, and was 38.1% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Palm Cove.