New Queensland Police Service data released today has revealed a 5.7% drop in monthly crime victim numbers compared with the same period in 2024.
The latest data provides Queenslanders with more information about victims of crime than ever before, including victims of stolen cars, break-ins and coercive control.
Victim numbers were previously released annually by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Now, monthly QPS data allows Queenslanders to see victim numbers within weeks of offences being recorded.
The Government made the commitment to deliver a fresh start after Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis, and make Queensland safer, with fewer victims of crime the key metric for success.
All existing measures of victims including the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Report on Government Services and the Queensland Crime Report will continue to report annually on victim numbers, unchanged, said Premier David Crisafulli.
“I’m a firm believer in accountability driving change, and just like we’ve done with real-time health data, information about victims of crime is now available for every Queenslander to see for themselves,” the Premier said.
“We will keep delivering more police, stronger laws, and effective early intervention and rehabilitation to make Queensland safer.”
The new figures showed that in the first six months of 2025, break-ins reduced by 12% and stolen cars reduced by 6.4% while robbery decreased 13.2%, compared with the same period last year and based on population.
Premier Crisafulli said a fresh start on youth crime to make Queensland safer was critical to reducing victims of crime.
“We promised more police, stronger laws, better early intervention and rehabilitation to reduce the number of victims of crime, and we are delivering just as we promised,” he said.
“These are early days and there is a long way to go but this is more transparency and more information about victims of crime, earlier than ever before.
Information about victim numbers is available via https://www.police.qld.gov.au/maps-and-statistics.
