State / Territory · 2025 data
Queensland
In 2025, police recorded 633,822 offences in Queensland, or 114.0 per 1,000 residents.
5,560,500 residents
1,729,742.0 km²
+1.8% vs 2024
National ranking
2 of 6
Ranked 2 of 6 states and territories with data (1 = lowest crime per person).
All offences
633,822
2025 · ▲ +1.8%
Crimes / 1,000
114.0
Violent / 1,000
14.4
80,234 offences
Property / 1,000
48.1
267,454 offences
Harm-focused / 1,000
84.6
excl. justice & regulatory
Violent crime, roughly
1 in 69residents per year
Property crime, roughly
1 in 21residents per year
By crime type, 2025
Queensland
Line = 2018–2025
Rates per 1,000 residents. ×-values compare with the state rate for the same offence type.
Crimes against the person
14.4 / 1,000
· National 16.5
Serious Assault
4.91
—
Common Assault'
4.77
—
Other Sexual Offences
1.30
—
Serious Assault (Other)
1.30
—
Rape and Attempted Rape
0.88
—
Stalking
0.44
—
Armed Robbery
0.23
—
Unarmed Robbery
0.23
—
Grievous Assault
0.20
—
Kidnapping & Abduction etc.
0.13
—
Extortion
0.03
—
Attempted Murder
0.01
—
Homicide (Murder)
0.01
—
Assault
0.00
—
Manslaughter (excl. by driving)
0.00
—
Manslaughter Unlawful Striking Causing Death
0.00
—
Offences Against the Person
0.00
—
Other Offences Against the Person
0.00
—
Sexual Offences
0.00
—
Property & deception
48.1 / 1,000
· National 40.8
Other Stealing
11.88
—
Other Property Damage
7.45
—
Shop Stealing
7.44
—
Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent)
5.51
—
Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling
3.88
—
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle
3.43
—
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other
2.55
—
Other Fraud
2.00
—
Stealing from Dwellings
1.28
—
Fraud by Credit Card
1.24
—
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop
0.62
—
Arson
0.28
—
Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling
0.18
—
Identity Fraud
0.14
—
Fraud by Computer
0.13
—
Receiving Stolen Property
0.06
—
Fraud by Cheque
0.01
—
Other Handling Stolen Goods
0.01
—
Fraud
0.00
—
Interfere with Mechanism of Motor Vehicle
0.00
—
Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)
0.00
—
Unlawful Entry
0.00
—
Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling
0.00
—
Drug offences
15.1 / 1,000
· National 7.0
Other Drug Offences
6.77
—
Possess Drugs
6.72
—
Sell Supply Drugs
1.41
—
Produce Drugs
0.11
—
Trafficking Drugs
0.10
—
Drug Offences
0.01
—
Public order & weapons
7.0 / 1,000
· National 4.5
Public Nuisance
3.35
—
Trespassing and Vagrancy
1.62
—
Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items
0.85
—
Weapons Act Offences - Other
0.77
—
Liquor (excl. Drunkenness)
0.40
—
Gaming Racing & Betting Offences
0.00
—
Good Order Offences
0.00
—
Weapons Act Offences
0.00
—
Justice procedures
13.0 / 1,000
· National 10.3
administrative
Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order
13.04
—
Traffic, regulatory & other
16.3 / 1,000
· National 6.2
administrative
Drink Driving
5.48
—
Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police
3.73
—
Disqualified Driving
2.41
—
Miscellaneous Offences
1.41
—
Life Endangering Acts
1.12
—
Possess etc. Tainted Property
0.65
—
Possess Property Suspected Stolen
0.52
—
Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle
0.50
—
Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other
0.15
—
Disobey Move-on Direction
0.10
—
Fare Evasion
0.10
—
Unlawful Possess Concealable Firearm
0.05
—
Coercive Control
0.04
—
Other Offences
0.02
—
Bomb Possess and/or use of
0.01
—
Driving Causing Death
0.01
—
Traffic and Related Offences
0.01
—
Offences Against Property
0.00
—
Stock Related Offences
0.00
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| Group | Offence type | Count | Per 1,000 | QLD per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes against the person | Serious Assault | 27,315 | 4.91 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Common Assault' | 26,500 | 4.77 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Other Sexual Offences | 7,225 | 1.30 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Serious Assault (Other) | 7,212 | 1.30 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Rape and Attempted Rape | 4,896 | 0.88 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Stalking | 2,453 | 0.44 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Armed Robbery | 1,286 | 0.23 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Unarmed Robbery | 1,272 | 0.23 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Grievous Assault | 1,087 | 0.20 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Kidnapping & Abduction etc. | 723 | 0.13 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Extortion | 141 | 0.03 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Attempted Murder | 43 | 0.01 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Homicide (Murder) | 41 | 0.01 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Assault | 14 | 0.00 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Manslaughter (excl. by driving) | 4 | 0.00 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Manslaughter Unlawful Striking Causing Death | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Offences Against the Person | 17 | 0.00 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Other Offences Against the Person | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Crimes against the person | Sexual Offences | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Other Stealing | 66,074 | 11.88 | — |
| Property & deception | Other Property Damage | 41,450 | 7.45 | — |
| Property & deception | Shop Stealing | 41,386 | 7.44 | — |
| Property & deception | Vehicles (steal from/enter with intent) | 30,641 | 5.51 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry Without Violence - Dwelling | 21,576 | 3.88 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 19,086 | 3.43 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other | 14,202 | 2.55 | — |
| Property & deception | Other Fraud | 11,096 | 2.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Stealing from Dwellings | 7,138 | 1.28 | — |
| Property & deception | Fraud by Credit Card | 6,881 | 1.24 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop | 3,446 | 0.62 | — |
| Property & deception | Arson | 1,533 | 0.28 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry With Violence - Dwelling | 983 | 0.18 | — |
| Property & deception | Identity Fraud | 776 | 0.14 | — |
| Property & deception | Fraud by Computer | 721 | 0.13 | — |
| Property & deception | Receiving Stolen Property | 307 | 0.06 | — |
| Property & deception | Fraud by Cheque | 50 | 0.01 | — |
| Property & deception | Other Handling Stolen Goods | 70 | 0.01 | — |
| Property & deception | Fraud | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Interfere with Mechanism of Motor Vehicle | 24 | 0.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 6 | 0.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry | 3 | 0.00 | — |
| Property & deception | Unlawful Entry With Intent - Dwelling | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Drug offences | Other Drug Offences | 37,639 | 6.77 | — |
| Drug offences | Possess Drugs | 37,392 | 6.72 | — |
| Drug offences | Sell Supply Drugs | 7,854 | 1.41 | — |
| Drug offences | Produce Drugs | 639 | 0.11 | — |
| Drug offences | Trafficking Drugs | 534 | 0.10 | — |
| Drug offences | Drug Offences | 29 | 0.01 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Public Nuisance | 18,628 | 3.35 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Trespassing and Vagrancy | 8,990 | 1.62 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Possess and/or use other weapons; restricted items | 4,722 | 0.85 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Weapons Act Offences - Other | 4,284 | 0.77 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) | 2,198 | 0.40 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Gaming Racing & Betting Offences | 2 | 0.00 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Good Order Offences | 14 | 0.00 | — |
| Public order & weapons | Weapons Act Offences | 4 | 0.00 | — |
| Justice procedures | Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order | 72,490 | 13.04 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Drink Driving | 30,451 | 5.48 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct Police | 20,729 | 3.73 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Disqualified Driving | 13,415 | 2.41 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Miscellaneous Offences | 7,841 | 1.41 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Life Endangering Acts | 6,232 | 1.12 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Possess etc. Tainted Property | 3,633 | 0.65 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Possess Property Suspected Stolen | 2,879 | 0.52 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle | 2,782 | 0.50 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Unlawful Possess Firearm - Other | 817 | 0.15 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Disobey Move-on Direction | 580 | 0.10 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Fare Evasion | 533 | 0.10 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Unlawful Possess Concealable Firearm | 297 | 0.05 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Coercive Control | 230 | 0.04 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Other Offences | 107 | 0.02 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Bomb Possess and/or use of | 70 | 0.01 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Driving Causing Death | 46 | 0.01 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Traffic and Related Offences | 37 | 0.01 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Offences Against Property | 16 | 0.00 | — |
| Traffic, regulatory & other | Stock Related Offences | 20 | 0.00 | — |
Trend
TotalViolentPropertydashed = projection
Recorded offences per year. Projection is a simple linear trend, not a forecast of individual risk.
Vs state & national
per 1,000 residents
Queensland
All offences
Queensland
114.0
Violent
Queensland
14.4
Property
Queensland
48.1
Lowest crime local government areas
Barcaldine 21
Highest crime local government areas
Cherbourg 100
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Common questions about Queensland
What is the crime rate in Queensland?
In 2025, 633,822 offences were recorded in Queensland, or 114.0 per 1,000 residents.
What are the chances of being a victim of crime in Queensland?
Based on 2025 recorded offences per resident, roughly 1 in 69 for violent crime and 1 in 21 for property crime. Recorded crime includes offences against visitors and businesses, so this overstates risk for residents.
Where does this data come from?
Official recorded-crime statistics published by state police and crime statistics agencies, divided by 2021 Census or ABS population estimates. See the methodology page for details.
Data notes
- Recorded crime counts offences reported to or detected by police where they occurred. That includes offences against visitors and businesses, so busy centres score higher than their resident risk.
- States classify offences differently, so ranks compare areas within the same state.