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Crime in Queensland

Graffiti on a Queensland Rail train, 2017

Crime in Queensland is an on-going political issue. Queensland Police is responsible for providing policing services to Queensland, Australia. Crime statistics for the state are provided on their website.[1] Official records show that reported offences against property and people has declined over the past 20 years to 2020.[2] The state has criminal codes for hooning,[3] graffiti,[4] sharing intimate images without consent[5] and fare evasion.[6] Wage theft became a crime in 2020.[7] The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Queensland is 10 years old.

The long-term trend is for a decrease in crime in Queensland across all categories.[8] Exceptions include rape, assault and shop theft which have increased. The rate of youth offending is falling.[8] By age, the largest group of criminals was the 20-24 cohort.[8]

The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) was created to combat and reduce the incidence of major crime and to reduce the incidence of misconduct in the Queensland public sector. Complaints about the police are rarely investigated by the CCC which passes police matters back to the service for internal review.[9]

Community crime Facebook groups have grown in number and influence, becoming de facto lobby organisations.[10] Police have raised concerns about the rise of vigilantism stemming from comments online.[10]

  1. ^ "The Service". Queensland Police. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ^ Dennien, Matt (21 October 2020). "What is youth crime, and is it on the rise in Queensland?". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Hooning". www.qld.gov.au. Government of Queensland. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Graffiti". www.qld.gov.au. Government of Queensland. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Sharing intimate images without consent". www.qld.gov.au. Government of Queensland. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Transport fare evasion". www.qld.gov.au. Government of Queensland. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ^ Grace, Grace (9 September 2020). "Wage theft now a crime in Queensland". statements.qld.gov.au. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Sato, Kenji (30 September 2023). "Data suggests Queensland's crime rate decreasing despite reports of surging youth offences". ABC News. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. ^ Gillespie, Eden (3 August 2022). "Queensland corruption watchdog has 'largely abandoned responsibility' for complaints against police, inquiry hears". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b Smee, Ben; Smith, Aaron (26 February 2023). "'Everybody has had a gutful': online anti-crime groups propel Queensland to a political reckoning". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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