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What is the crime rate in Cairns?

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Paul24
Paul24 2yrs+
been living here for 24 years and never had any incidents. very safe community and people are very friendly
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amandas11
amandas11 Hi Paul,
Looking at moving to cairns and purchasing a property before moving across, any tips on family friendly suburbs? Thanking you
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chrisb38
chrisb38 Hi Paul what suburb do you live.
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jm11
jm11 Ive lived in edgehill, manunda and marlin marina in total 23yrs. Ive had car breakin in manunda and marlin marina. Attempted house breakin twice in manunda. Stolen pushbike (secured) from marlin marina.
I left cairns as persistent crime foy yrs and yrs. Now living south and do not see crime at even a fraction of cairns.
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nessie
nessie 2yrs+
I guess depends on where you're comparing it to. We moved up from sydney; thus in comparison Cairns is a lot better. You do get your odd crime here and there but not much compared to other places like sydney. The other key aspect i think is picking the right suburb. ;)
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KarenTaylor
KarenTaylor It would be interesting to see the per capita crime rate - Cairns seems to have a lot of crime in the inner city and walking around the inner city of cairns I do not feel safe. You need to move to smaller towns to live in a place with a genuine low crime rate - just my opinion .... but look at statistics - facts dont generally lie ...
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ianaj
ianaj Hi Nessie, we are looking to move from Sydney to Cairns. Which suburbs in Cairns would you recommend?
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Stanley Nonga
Stanley Nonga I would avoid the M suburbs, Smithfield is in North Cairns and is a great place to live
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lyn-vegal
lyn-vegal Do you say avoid the M suburbs based on flooding? I read this somewhere today, or for other reasons?
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jm11
jm11 Def avoid m suburbs due to relenting petty crime. However read the latest stastics and you will find even the best suburbs ( traditionally) are in a crime wave. Just look at the 20 or so percent youth unemployment !
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RayD
RayD 2yrs+
I have been living in Cairns for 8 years and it's a brilliant place, there of course are they odd rat bag, but touch wood, never have had a problem.
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David Harrison
David Harrison Jan 26, 2018
Does anyone have anything to add about Parramatta Park near Cairns city? How safe is it? The location looks great. Anyone reading living there? David
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DamonP123
DamonP123 2yrs+
Inner city including M suburbs, Bungalow and Parramatta Park are hot spots. White Rock and Mount Sheridan are also no good. Check QLD police site to see the reports. The figures don't lie and the patterns are obvious.
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alimac
alimac 2yrs+
As at April 2012 The police here have had a drive to catch and prosecute those few (families) people ythat are always doing burglaries and petty crimes. It's worked a treat. The Cairns City Circle, as defined by out to Edge hill and about Cairns North and somewhat past Stocklands, is quiet, safe and very pleasant o live in . The large apartment blocks in Manunda and Manoora area are providing terrific value ($140-20k) and are good safe areas to be in. Probably once a bit iffy, but great now.
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