Crime Dashboard - Smithfield (Qld)

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-ins881,49191
motor vehicle121,31875
violent844,51286

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-ins1,4911,162 28.3%
motor vehicle1,3181,910-31.0%
violent4,5124,270 5.7%

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 28.3% to 1,491 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 31.0% to 1,318 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 5.7% to 4,512 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
Smithfield (Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins1,491971739
motor vehicle1,3181,1661,036
violent4,5123,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Smithfield (Qld) was 53.6% higher than the Queensland average, and was 101.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Smithfield (Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Smithfield (Qld) was 13.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 27.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Smithfield (Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in Smithfield (Qld) was 32.0% higher than the Queensland average, and was 59.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Smithfield (Qld).