Recorded crime: Australia

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Scores compare each area with the others in the same country (percentiles of rates per 100,000 inhabitants), using only official statistics published by the police or the national statistics office. No data is estimated or taken from the press.

Most populous areas covered

AreaInhabitants
Brisbane (QLD)1,355,640
Gold Coast (QLD)681,389
Moreton Bay (QLD)522,494
Logan (QLD)392,339
Sunshine Coast (QLD)375,328
Ipswich (QLD)259,886
Townsville (QLD)204,541
Toowoomba (QLD)184,377
Cairns (QLD)178,104
Redland (QLD)170,225
Mackay (QLD)128,361
Fraser Coast (QLD)120,685
Bundaberg (QLD)106,146
Rockhampton (QLD)85,334
Darwin (centre urbain, NT)81,768
Gladstone (QLD)68,065
Point Cook (Vic.)66,781
Craigieburn (Vic.)65,178
Noosa (QLD)59,274
Gympie (QLD)57,449
Tarneit (Vic.)56,370
Melbourne (Vic.)54,941
Pakenham (Vic.)54,118
Reservoir (Vic.)51,096
Blacktown (NSW)50,961
Berwick (Vic.)50,298
Werribee (Vic.)50,027
Port Macquarie (NSW)47,693
Scenic Rim (QLD)46,036
Lockyer Valley (QLD)45,054

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