Gympie crime: suburb breakdown reveals traffic, drugs, theft most common crimes
From Goomeri to Rainbow Beach and the Mary Valley, crime data from the past 12 months has revealed the Gympie region suburbs where you are most likely to get assaulted or robbed, and the suburbs where drug crimes dominate. SEE THE FULL BREAKDOWN:
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Drugs, traffic offences and theft have been revealed as the most common crimes of the more than 3700 offences recorded across the Gympie region in the past 12 months.
Police data for the year from January 26, 2021 to January 25, 2022 reveal more than 700 thefts (not including break and entry), 500 drug related crimes and 500 traffic related crimes were recorded across 90 suburbs.
Gympie itself was home to 1700 recorded crimes, the most common of which was theft.
The trend changed on the Southside, where the most common offences among the 285 recorded incidents were traffic related.
On the Cooloola Coast, theft was the most recorded crime at Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach, whereas at Cooloola Cove the most frequently laid charges were assault.
In the Mary Valley drug related crimes were the most common.
Wednesday through Friday were the days most Gympie region offenders were charged, with midnight unsurprisingly the most common time of day the crimes were committed.
Only one homicide was recorded in the past year, at Tuchekoi.
Gympie suburbs and their most common crimes
Amamoor – 24
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Amamoor Creek – 9
Drug offences
Anderleigh – 3
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Araluen – 21
Drug offences
Bauple – 18
Traffic offences
Bells Bridge – 15
Assault
Black Snake – 3
Unlawful entry
Bollier – 21
Drug offences
Boonara – 2
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Booubyjan – 5
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Brooloo – 5
Assault
Calico Creek – 2
Fraud, unlawful use of a motor vehicle
Canina – 8
Traffic related offences
Carters Ridge – 9
Drug offences
Cedar Pocket – 2
Unlawful entry
Chatsworth – 43
Drugs
Cinnabar – 5
Drug offences
Coles Creek – 12
Traffic related offences
Cooloola Cove – 65
Assault
Coondoo – 1
Other theft
Curra – 83
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Dagun – 2
Traffic related offences
Downsfield – 7
Traffic
East Deep Creek – 36
Drug offences and unlawful entry
Federal – 22
Traffic related offences
Fishermans Pocket – 1
Good order offences
Gilldora – 1
Unlawful entry
Glanmire – 25
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Glastonbury – 15
Traffic offences
Glenwood – 118
Drug offences
Goomboorian – 8
Traffic related offences
Goomeri – 60
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Goomeribong – 2
Weapons, and other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Gootchie – 3
Traffic, other theft and other offences
Greens Creek -12
Drugs
Gunalda – 48
Traffic offences
Gundiah – 5
Unlawful entry
Gympie – 1700
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Imbil – 48
Drug offences
Inskip – 3
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Jones Hill – 65
Other property damage
Kandanga – 23
Traffic related offences
Kandanga Creek – 2
Drug offences
Kia Ora – 6
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Kilkivan – 27
Traffic and drug offences
Kinbombi – 3
Unlawful entry, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, miscellaneous offences
Kin Kin – 12
Drugs
Kybong – 43
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Lagoon Pocket – 2
Other property damage and arson
Lake Borumba – 9
Other theft and unlawful entry
Langshaw – 8
Drug offences
Long Flat – 2
Other theft and assault
Lower Wonga – 6
Traffic related offences and assault
Manumbar – 2
Other theft and unlawful entry
McIntosh Creek – 3
Unlawful entry, other theft, other property damage
Melawondi – 3
Drug offences
Miva – 2
Theft and property damage
Monkland – 146
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Mooloo – 3
Drug offences
Mothar Mountain – 20
Drugs
Moy Pocket – 8
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Munna Creek – 1
Fraud
Nahrunda – 7
Drugs
Neerdie – 1
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Netherby – 4
Assault
North Deep Creek – 17
Other theft and unlawful entry
Pie Creek – 10
Unlawful use of a motor vehicle
Rainbow Beach – 130
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Ross Creek – 1
Traffic related offences
Scrubby Creek – 1
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Sexton – 1
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Southside – 285
Traffic offences
Tamaree – 25
Drugs
Tandur – 1
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
The Dawn – 5
Other property damage
The Palms – 22
Drug offences
Theebine – 3
Assault
Tiaro – 43
Traffic offences
Tin Can Bay – 134
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
Toolara – 4
Traffic related offences
Traveston – 12
Assault
Tuchekoi – 4
Homicide, assault, other theft, and traffic related offences
Veteran – 32
Traffic related offences
Victory Heights – 33
Drug offences
Wallu – 5
Drug offences
Widgee – 22
Drug offences
Wilsons Pocket – 6
Drugs
Wolvi – 8
Other property damage
Woolooga – 13
Drug offences
Woondum – 1
Other theft (excluding unlawful entry)
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