Historical data
Pick an indicator to see its long-run evolution.
Violent crime rate
1985–2023FBI Uniform Crime Reports.
Crime Rate
Hawaii's overall crime rate is close to the national average, driven mostly by property crime rather than violent crime.
Violent + property crime rate
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent and property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
| Indicator | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime rate (per 100k) | 250 | 364 |
- •Hawaii consistently ranks among the states with the lowest violent crime rates in the country.
Violent Crime
Hawaii's violent crime rate of about 250 per 100,000 residents remains well below the national average.
Violent crime rate, Hawaii
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate, U.S.
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
| Indicator | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime rate (per 100k) | 250 | 364 |
- •Hawaii's violent crime rate is routinely among the ten lowest of any U.S. state.
Property Crime
Property crime, especially motor vehicle theft, is elevated in Hawaii relative to the national average.
Property crime rate, Hawaii
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
Property crime rate, U.S.
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
| Indicator | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime rate (per 100k) | 2450 | 1930 |
- •Vehicle break-ins at trailheads and beach parking lots are a well-documented problem across Hawaii's tourist destinations.
Homicides
Homicide rate of about 2.5 per 100,000, among the lowest of any state.
Homicide rate, Hawaii
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
Homicide rate, U.S.
1985–2025FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.
| Indicator | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide rate (per 100k) | 2.5 | 5.7 |
- •Hawaii has one of the lowest gun-death rates in the United States.
Police Officers
Hawaii is policed by only four county police departments, employing about 3,100 sworn officers statewide.
- •Hawaii has only four county-level police departments covering the entire state, one of the simplest law enforcement structures in the U.S.
Public Safety Indicators
Hawaii has one of the lowest firearm death rates in the country, at about 4.5 per 100,000 residents.
| Indicator | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Firearm death rate (per 100k) | 4.5 | 14.7 |
- •Hawaii has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation and consistently records the lowest firearm death rate of any state.