Howitt
Recorded offences for Karumba police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 52.5% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 38
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 80
- −52.5%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 62.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 615
The Karumba police division recorded 38 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Howitt, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 62.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Howitt's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
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avg 6/mo
Dashed green line marks the average over displayed months. The orange dot is the latest month.
What was recorded
Offence categories, last 12 months.
- Other19 · 50.0%
- Theft4 · 10.5%
- Assault4 · 10.5%
- Drug offences4 · 10.5%
- Break-ins2 · 5.3%
- Property damage
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karumba police divisionshown area4890 · Carpentaria Shire Council | — | 38 | 62.0 |
| Normanton police division · Police division | 111 km | 1,163 | 711.3 |
| Mornington Island police division · Police division | 178 km | 1,536 | 1,383.2 |
| Croydon police division · Police division | 190 km | 59 | 205.9 |
LGA context: Carpentaria Shire Council
1,201 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 529.1 per 1,000 LGA residents, using QPS area populations. This is separate wider-area context, not additional offences to add to the figures above. Periods can differ.
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