Kowanyama
Recorded offences for Kowanyama police division, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 5.8% fewer recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Police division · last 12 months
- 1,123
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 1,192
- −5.8%
- Per 1,000 area residents
- 945.0
- QPS area population implied by published counts/rates 1,190
The Kowanyama police division recorded 1,123 offences during Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. This is official area-level context for Kowanyama, not a suburb or postcode offence total. The rate is 945.0 offences per 1,000 area residents, calculated from QPS's published monthly rates per 100,000. It does not use Kowanyama's population. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and policing activity affect comparisons.
Five-year monthly trend
−5.8%Touch or hover to read a month
avg 86/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.
- Other582 · 51.8%
- Assault358 · 31.9%
- Property damage99 · 8.8%
- Break-ins40 · 3.6%
- Drug offences15 · 1.3%
- Theft
Compared with nearby police divisions
| police divisions | Distance | Last 12 mo | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowanyama police divisionshown area4892 · Kowanyama Shire Council | — | 1,123 | 945.0 |
| Pormpuraaw police division · Police division | 137 km | 463 | 706.4 |
| Karumba police division · Police division | 196 km | 38 | 62.0 |
| Coen police division · Police division | 198 km | 284 | 618.2 |
| Chillagoe police division |
LGA context: Kowanyama Shire Council
1,115 offences across the entire LGA, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. 959.9 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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