- Queensland is no longer the nation's car theft capital, after the State recorded the largest drop in stolen car insurance claims on record, with a drop of 12 per cent.
- The Crisafulli Government's delivery of more police, stronger laws, early intervention and rehabilitation saw claim numbers plummet from 6,900 in 2024 to 6,100 in 2025.
- Under the former Labor Government, the number of Queensland claims skyrocketed 101 per cent from 2015 to 2024 due to Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
- The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer after the former Labor Government's watered-down laws during their decade of decline created the Youth Crime Crisis, and a 193 per cent increase in the number of victims of crime.
The Crisafulli Government's plan to make Queensland safer with more police, stronger laws and effective early intervention and rehabilitation is delivering positive early results, with new data showing the State has experienced the single largest drop in stolen car insurance claims in a year.
New analysis by the Insurance Council of Australia shows motor theft claims across the State fell 12 per cent – from 6,900 in 2024 to 6,100 in 2025 – saving Queenslanders more than $12 million in insurance costs in a year.
Queensland Police data also shows the number of victims of stolen cars in Queensland has also dropped by 3.2 per cent – from 2024 to 2025 – as the Crisafulli Government continues to turn the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
Under the former Labor Government, data from the Insurance Council of Australia, shows the number of all Queensland car theft claims skyrocketed 101 per cent, from 3,434 in 2015 to 6,919 in 2024.
The former Labor Government's weak laws during their decade of decline created Queensland's Youth Crime Crisis and created a generation of serious repeat offenders that caused a 193 per cent increase in the number of victims of crime.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer after the former Labor Government's decade, with more police, stronger laws and effective early intervention and rehabilitation, which has already delivered a 7.2 per cent per capita reduction in the number of victims of crime.
Premier David Crisafulli said there was still more work to be done to continue restoring safety.
"These are positive early positive early results, but we aren't taking our foot off the pedal because we know there is so much more work to be done," Premier Crisafulli said.
"We will continue to deliver more police, stronger laws and effective early intervention and rehabilitation to turn the tide on the Youth Crime Crisis we inherited as a result of a decade of weak laws."
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said the figures were proof Queensland was turning the corner after a decade of Labor's failed Youth Crime policies.
"They are encouraging early results, but they also shine a light on the devastating legacy of Labor's Youth Crime Crisis," Minister Purdie said.
"Under Labor, car theft insurance claims more than doubled, victims of crime surged by 193 per cent and Queenslanders were left paying the price for weaker laws and a soft-on-crime approach.
"Queenslanders sounded the alarm for years about Labor's watered-down laws, but instead of listening, Labor focused on raising the age of criminal responsibility and weakening consequences for serious repeat offenders.
"The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live with more police, stronger laws, and effective early intervention and rehabilitation programs that are already helping drive down crime."
The Insurance Council of Australia's data can be found here - https://insurancecouncil.com.au/resource/victoria-still-leads-australias-car-crime-insurance-claims/
