Crime Dashboard - Thursday Island
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 | 72 | 2,352 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 1,499 | 80 |
| violent | 49 | 8,416 | 96 |
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 | 2,352 | 1,965 | 19.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,499 | 1,733 | -13.5% |
| violent | 8,416 | 9,493 | -11.3% |
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 19.7% to 2,352 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.5% to 1,499 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.3% to 8,416 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 | Thursday Island1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,352 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,499 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,416 | 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 Thursday Island was 142.3% higher than the Queensland average, and was 218.4% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Thursday Island.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Thursday Island was 28.5% higher than the Queensland average, and was 44.6% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Thursday Island.
- the rate of violent crime in Thursday Island was 146.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 197.5% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Thursday Island.