Honolulu, HI Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Honolulu

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Honolulu_{/100k people}	Hawaii_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	33,923	n/a (estimate)	3,407	3,302	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Honolulu_{/100k people}	Hawaii_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	16	n/a	1.6	2.5	5.3
Rape	382	n/a	38.4	43.3	40.4
Robbery	836	n/a	84.0	69.6	102.8
Assault	2,097	n/a	210.6	193.8	248.5
Violent crime	3,331	n/a (estimate)	335	309	386
Burglary	3,758	n/a	377.5	421.2	468.9
Theft	22,488	n/a	2,258.8	2,175.8	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	4,346	n/a	436.5	395.8	236.9
Property crime	30,592	n/a (estimate)	3,073	2,993	2,451

A comprehensive overview of any and all yearly reported crimes in Honolulu, HI is shown in the table above. In order to provide more clarity, the total number of crimes is shown as well as the amount of crimes committed per 100,000 people. The crimes indicated in the table are separated into two different categories. These categories are property crimes and violent crimes. According to the table, the overall crime rate is 3% higher than the average of crimes committed in Hawaii. It is also 20% higher than the national average. When it comes to violent crimes, Honolulu, HI shows a crime rate that is 8% higher than the Hawaii average. The crime rate is also 13% lower than the national average. When it comes to property crimes, Honolulu, HI is shown to be 3% higher than the Hawaii average and 25% higher than the national average.

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The Honolulu crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Honolulu as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Honolulu crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Honolulu is 20% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.34 daily crimes that occur in Honolulu.
Honolulu is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States.
In Honolulu you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Honolulu has increased by 2%.

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Compare Honolulu, HI Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Honolulu (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Honolulu, HI per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Hawaii and on a national level. In Honolulu, HI the total number of daily crimes is 1.03 times more than the Hawaii average and 1.20 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Honolulu, HI is 1.08 times more than the Hawaii average and 1.15 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Honolulu, HI has a daily crime rate that is 1.03 times more than the Hawaii average and 1.25 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Honolulu (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Honolulu, HI compared to every other city in Hawaii as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Honolulu, HI ranks safer than 0% of every city located within Hawaii along with 29% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Hawaii and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Honolulu, HI. As a result, Honolulu, HI is ranked below average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Honolulu

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Honolulu is 1 in 299

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Honolulu is 1 in 33

The chance of being a victim of crime in Honolulu is 1 in 30

Wondering what the chances are that you will be the victim of a crime in Honolulu, HI? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Honolulu, HI you have a 1 in 299 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Honolulu, HI.

Year Over Year Crime In Honolulu (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Honolulu, HI is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Honolulu, HI has increased by 37% and the rate of property crime in Honolulu, HI has decreased by 1%. The total crime rate in Honolulu, HI has increased by 2% year to year.

Honolulu police department

Item	Honolulu	Hawaii	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2,531	2,531	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.6	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 2,531 Honolulu police officers. This results in 2.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is equal to the Hawaii average and 20.2% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Hawaii

State	Total offenders	Hawaii_/100K	National_/100K
Hawaii	2,985	222	222

There are a total of 2,985 sex offenders in Hawaii. This yields a total of 222 sex offenders in Hawaii per 100,000 residents which is equal the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Maunawili, HI	2,124	48	469	518
Heeia, HI	4,536	105	1,016	1,121
East Honolulu, HI	47,957	133	1,293	1,426
Kailua, HI	38,514	148	1,429	1,577
Aiea, HI	9,594	196	1,900	2,097
Kahaluu, HI	5,009	203	1,969	2,172
Ahuimanu, HI	8,312	224	2,167	2,391
Honolulu, HI	349,597	335	3,073	3,407

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Aurora, CO	351,131	529	3,060	3,589
Anaheim, CA	346,776	342	2,720	3,062
Tampa, FL	361,477	507	2,075	2,582
Santa Ana, CA	333,605	478	2,069	2,546
Bakersfield, CA	367,555	481	4,524	5,005
Honolulu, HI	349,597	335	3,073	3,407

Source: The Honolulu, HI crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.