Crime Dashboard - White Rock (Cairns - 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-ins763,11999
motor vehicle172,48695
violent10710,70698

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-ins3,1192,927 6.6%
motor vehicle2,4862,308 7.7%
violent10,70611,993-10.7%

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 6.6% to 3,119 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 7.7% to 2,486 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 10.7% to 10,706 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
White Rock (Cairns - Qld)1
Qld1
Australia1
break-ins3,119971739
motor vehicle2,4861,1661,036
violent10,7063,4192,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 221.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 322.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than White Rock (Cairns - Qld).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 113.2% higher than the Queensland average, and was 139.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than White Rock (Cairns - Qld).
  • the rate of violent crime in White Rock (Cairns - Qld) was 213.1% higher than the Queensland average, and was 278.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than White Rock (Cairns - Qld).