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Crime rates by council area

Every QLD, NSW, VIC, WA, TAS, NT, SA & ACT council area we cover, ranked by reported offences per 100,000 people over the last 12 months — a population-adjusted rate, so small towns and big cities compare fairly. Open a council to see its trend since 2001 and a breakdown by offence type.

  1. 1Mount Isa45,962per 100k
  2. 2Kimberley43,872per 100k
  3. 3NT Balance41,746per 100k
  4. 4Adelaide34,257per 100k
  5. 5Moree Plains33,061per 100k
  6. 6Port Augusta27,911per 100k
  7. 7Goldfields-Esperance22,717per 100k
  8. 8Mid West-Gascoyne22,057per 100k
  9. 9Rockhampton21,940per 100k
  10. 10Townsville20,804per 100k
  11. 11Alice Springs20,101per 100k
  12. 12Cairns19,675per 100k
  13. 13Sydney19,554per 100k
  14. 14Mareeba18,989per 100k
  15. 15Broken Hill17,994per 100k
  16. 16Goondiwindi17,675per 100k
  17. 17Charters Towers17,413per 100k
  18. 18Melbourne17,110per 100k
  19. 19Pilbara16,773per 100k
  20. 20Kempsey15,690per 100k
  21. 21Gunnedah15,392per 100k
  22. 22Whitsunday15,341per 100k
  23. 23Western Downs15,195per 100k
  24. 24Dubbo14,928per 100k
  25. 25Perth14,590per 100k
  26. 26Tamworth14,237per 100k
  27. 27Central Highlands14,122per 100k
  28. 28Muswellbrook13,801per 100k
  29. 29Cassowary Coast13,568per 100k
  30. 30Albury13,534per 100k
  31. 31Port Lincoln13,327per 100k
  32. 32Parkes13,084per 100k
  33. 33Whyalla13,065per 100k
  34. 34Newcastle13,057per 100k
  35. 35Latrobe12,923per 100k
  36. 36Hinchinbrook12,618per 100k
  37. 37Katherine12,593per 100k
  38. 38South Burnett12,558per 100k
  39. 39Gladstone12,509per 100k
  40. 40Logan12,508per 100k
  41. 41Mackay12,395per 100k
  42. 42Burdekin12,328per 100k
  43. 43Yarra12,312per 100k
  44. 44Tablelands12,305per 100k
  45. 45Lockyer Valley12,301per 100k
  46. 46Armidale11,990per 100k
  47. 47Toowoomba11,802per 100k
  48. 48Wagga Wagga11,767per 100k
  49. 49Playford11,717per 100k
  50. 50Cannington11,432per 100k
  51. 51Orange11,245per 100k
  52. 52Leeton11,210per 100k
  53. 53Inverell11,184per 100k
  54. 54Ipswich11,060per 100k
  55. 55Port Phillip10,987per 100k
  56. 56Narrabri10,984per 100k
  57. 57Douglas10,955per 100k
  58. 58Liverpool10,948per 100k
  59. 59Clarence Valley10,882per 100k
  60. 60Gympie10,862per 100k
  61. 61Lismore10,791per 100k
  62. 62Coffs Harbour10,737per 100k
  63. 63Northern Grampians10,712per 100k
  64. 64Richmond Valley10,704per 100k
  65. 65Fraser Coast10,616per 100k
  66. 66Campbelltown (NSW)10,559per 100k
  67. 67Griffith10,492per 100k
  68. 68Maranoa10,418per 100k
  69. 69Maribyrnong10,381per 100k
  70. 70Isaac10,370per 100k
  71. 71Brisbane10,370per 100k
  72. 72Mildura10,269per 100k
  73. 73Greater Shepparton10,208per 100k
  74. 74Gold Coast10,091per 100k
  75. 75Bathurst10,089per 100k
  76. 76Greater Dandenong10,051per 100k
  77. 77Cessnock10,001per 100k
  78. 78Bundaberg9,910per 100k
  79. 79Lithgow9,811per 100k
  80. 80Cowra9,668per 100k

Rate = total reported offences per 100,000 residents over the most recent 12 months. Reported offences reflect police-recorded crime, not all crime, and reporting rates vary by area and offence type — indicative only. Sources: Queensland Police Service, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria), Western Australia Police Force, Tasmania Police (Dept of Police, Fire & Emergency Management), Northern Territory Police Force, South Australia Police (SAPOL) / SA Office of Crime Statistics and Research, ACT Policing (Australian Federal Police) crime statistics (CC BY 4.0). Note: states count and classify offences differently, so cross-state comparisons are indicative.