The Queensland Government has today released monthly crime victim numbers for the first half of 2025, revealing a 5.7% drop against population, compared with the same time in 2024.

New Queensland Police Service data released today provides Queenslanders with more information about victims of crime than ever before, including victims of stolen cars, break-ins and coercive control.

Until now, Queenslanders were forced to wait for victim numbers to be released annually, 18 months after the offence period commenced, under the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Monthly QPS data allows Queenslanders to see victim numbers within weeks, rather than waiting years.

The Queensland Government made the commitment to deliver a fresh start to the 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 Queensland Crime Report will continue to report annually on victim numbers, unchanged.

This is about providing more transparency, more accountability and more information for Queenslanders than ever before to understand what’s happening in their communities and how successful Government measures are. 

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.

The Queensland Government is delivering more police, stronger laws and effective early intervention and rehabilitation to start restoring safety where you live, which is already seeing crime down, serious repeat offenders down and victim numbers down. 

Premier David 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,” Premier Crisafulli 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.

“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.

“We will keep delivering more police, stronger laws, and effective early intervention and rehabilitation to make Queensland safer.”

Information about victim numbers is available via www.police.qld.gov.au/maps-and-statistics