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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 Isa44,774per 100k
  2. 2Kimberley43,825per 100k
  3. 3NT Balance41,746per 100k
  4. 4Adelaide33,427per 100k
  5. 5Moree Plains33,061per 100k
  6. 6Port Augusta26,258per 100k
  7. 7Mid West-Gascoyne22,669per 100k
  8. 8Rockhampton21,856per 100k
  9. 9Goldfields-Esperance21,833per 100k
  10. 10Townsville20,436per 100k
  11. 11Alice Springs20,101per 100k
  12. 12Cairns19,566per 100k
  13. 13Sydney19,554per 100k
  14. 14Mareeba18,874per 100k
  15. 15Broken Hill17,994per 100k
  16. 16Charters Towers17,800per 100k
  17. 17Goondiwindi17,636per 100k
  18. 18Melbourne17,110per 100k
  19. 19Pilbara16,184per 100k
  20. 20Kempsey15,690per 100k
  21. 21Gunnedah15,392per 100k
  22. 22Western Downs15,342per 100k
  23. 23Whitsunday15,252per 100k
  24. 24Dubbo14,928per 100k
  25. 25Perth14,664per 100k
  26. 26Port Lincoln14,617per 100k
  27. 27Tamworth14,237per 100k
  28. 28Central Highlands13,829per 100k
  29. 29Muswellbrook13,801per 100k
  30. 30Albury13,534per 100k
  31. 31Cassowary Coast13,490per 100k
  32. 32Parkes13,084per 100k
  33. 33Newcastle13,057per 100k
  34. 34Latrobe12,923per 100k
  35. 35Tablelands12,714per 100k
  36. 36Gladstone12,598per 100k
  37. 37Katherine12,593per 100k
  38. 38Hinchinbrook12,449per 100k
  39. 39Whyalla12,423per 100k
  40. 40Burdekin12,418per 100k
  41. 41Mackay12,405per 100k
  42. 42South Burnett12,319per 100k
  43. 43Yarra12,312per 100k
  44. 44Logan12,286per 100k
  45. 45Armidale11,990per 100k
  46. 46Wagga Wagga11,767per 100k
  47. 47Toowoomba11,645per 100k
  48. 48Cannington11,476per 100k
  49. 49Playford11,467per 100k
  50. 50Lockyer Valley11,381per 100k
  51. 51Orange11,245per 100k
  52. 52Leeton11,210per 100k
  53. 53Inverell11,184per 100k
  54. 54Port Phillip10,987per 100k
  55. 55Narrabri10,984per 100k
  56. 56Liverpool10,948per 100k
  57. 57Ipswich10,927per 100k
  58. 58Douglas10,889per 100k
  59. 59Clarence Valley10,882per 100k
  60. 60Lismore10,791per 100k
  61. 61Coffs Harbour10,737per 100k
  62. 62Northern Grampians10,712per 100k
  63. 63Richmond Valley10,704per 100k
  64. 64Gympie10,684per 100k
  65. 65Fraser Coast10,578per 100k
  66. 66Campbelltown (NSW)10,559per 100k
  67. 67Griffith10,492per 100k
  68. 68Maranoa10,437per 100k
  69. 69Maribyrnong10,381per 100k
  70. 70Mildura10,269per 100k
  71. 71Brisbane10,233per 100k
  72. 72Greater Shepparton10,208per 100k
  73. 73Bathurst10,089per 100k
  74. 74Isaac10,052per 100k
  75. 75Greater Dandenong10,051per 100k
  76. 76Cessnock10,001per 100k
  77. 77Bundaberg9,889per 100k
  78. 78Gold Coast9,884per 100k
  79. 79Lithgow9,811per 100k
  80. 80Banana9,747per 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.