Crime Dashboard - Port Douglas
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 | 42 | 832 | 70 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 929 | 57 |
| violent | 26 | 2,832 | 69 |
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 | 832 | 834 | -0.3% |
| motor vehicle | 929 | 1,302 | -28.6% |
| violent | 2,832 | 4,529 | -37.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 0.3% to 832 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.6% to 929 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 37.5% to 2,832 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 | Port Douglas1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 832 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 929 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,832 | 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 Port Douglas was 14.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 12.6% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Douglas.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Douglas was 20.3% lower than the Queensland average, and was 10.3% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Douglas.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Douglas was 17.2% lower than the Queensland average, and was 0.1% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Douglas.