Crime Dashboard - Rockhampton City

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-ins1417,575100
motor vehicle306,983100
violent26648,466100

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-ins7,5754,75759.2%
motor vehicle6,9835,96417.1%
violent48,46653,587-9.6%

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 59.2% to 7,575 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 17.1% to 6,983 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 9.6% to 48,466 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
Rockhampton City1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins7,575971739
motor vehicle6,9831,1661,036
violent48,4663,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Rockhampton City was 680.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 925.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Rockhampton City.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Rockhampton City was 498.8% higher than the Queensland average, and was 573.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Rockhampton City.
  • the rate of violent crime in Rockhampton City was 1,317.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 1,613.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Rockhampton City.