Violent crime
153 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,003 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−32% vs. the previous 12 months
Data through June 2026, FBI Crime Data Explorer
Crime in Hawaii
The violent crime rate in Hawaii is 153 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 52% below the U.S. rate of 318, and the 47th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. Violent crime is down 32% from the previous 12 months, and down 18% since 2018.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
1,163 per 100,000 residents, per year
15,194 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
−38% vs. the previous 12 months
All reported
1,317 per 100,000 residents, per year
17,197 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026
Annual rates per 100,000 residents, counted the FBI’s way, the same as every city on this site.
What counts, and who reported
Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. The agencies that reported serve 91.2% of the state’s 1,432,820 residents, and rates are taken over the population they serve. How we count
Where Hawaii sits among the states
violent, per 100k, per year153
Hawaii has the 47th-highest violent crime rate of the 50 states and D.C., and the 39th-highest property crime rate.
Maine 89U.S. 318Washington, D.C. 786
The ring is Hawaii; the tick is the rate for the whole country.
Reported crime by type
12 months to Jun 2026- Homicide2.3 (U.S. 3.9)−41% vs. U.S.
- Rape27 (U.S. 35)−22% vs. U.S.
- Robbery23 (U.S. 46)−50% vs. U.S.
- Aggravated assault101 (U.S. 233)−57% vs. U.S.
- Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson1,163 (U.S. 1,473)−21% vs. U.S.
See the table, with the change on the previous 12 months
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | U.S. per 100k | vs. U.S. | vs. previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomicideViolent | 30 | 2.3 | 3.9 | −41% | +27% |
| RapeViolent | 352 | 27 | 35 | −22% | −28% |
| RobberyViolent | 302 | 23 | 46 | −50% | −51% |
| Aggravated assaultViolent | 1,319 | 101 | 233 | −57% | −27% |
| Property crimeBurglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson | 15,194 | 1,163 | 1,473 | −21% | −38% |
The FBI publishes property crime for states as a single total, so it is not broken down here. Red means more than in the previous 12 months, green means fewer.
Since 2018
per 100k, per yearViolent crime rate by year
Homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault per 100,000 residents
| Year | Violent crime rate in Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 261 |
| 2019 | 270 |
| 2020 | 264 |
| 2022 | 276 |
| 2023 | 245 |
| 2024 | 230 |
| 2025 | 214 |
Homicide rate by year
Homicides per 100,000 residents
| Year | Homicide rate in Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.0 |
Why there is no 2021
No figure for 2021: that year the FBI switched every agency to its new reporting system (NIBRS), and so many had not switched yet that national coverage fell too low for a rate. The dotted line only joins the years on either side.
City in Hawaii
1 city page, per 100k, per year| # | City | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Hawaii | Residents | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu236th of 302 | 187 | 1,521 | +22% | 987,000 | Nov 2025 |
How to read this table
The line under the city is its place among the 302 cities and county areas on this site, highest rate first. Its rate uses the same FBI definitions as the state, so it can be read against the Hawaii figure directly.
County police and sheriff areas in Hawaii
3 pages, per 100k, per year| # | Area | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | vs. Hawaii | Residents served | Data through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maui County (County Police)177th of 302 | 303 | 2,356 | +98% | 162,116 | Apr 2026 |
| 2 | Hawaii County (County Police)178th of 302 | 302 | 1,815 | +97% | 210,328 | May 2026 |
| 3 | Kauai County (County Police)219th of 302 | 224 | 1,890 | +46% | 73,376 | Jul 2026 |
What a county area covers
A county police department or sheriff’s office is not the whole county: each row is the area that agency patrols, mostly the parts of the county without a police department of their own, with the population it serves according to the FBI. Cities with their own police are in the table above. Same FBI definitions as the state and the cities, so every row compares.
Common questions
answered with the data aboveIs Hawaii safe?
By reported violent crime, Hawaii is well below the national level: 153 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, against 318 for the U.S. Honolulu, the one Hawaii city on this site, runs 187.
What is the violent crime rate in Hawaii?
153 per 100,000 residents per year, counting homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported to the FBI over the 12 months to June 2026 (2,003 offenses). The property crime rate is 1,163 per 100,000.
Is crime in Hawaii going up or down?
It is going down: violent crime −32% and property crime −38% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before. Since 2018 the violent crime rate is down 18%.
Source and dates
FBI CDE- Source
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, via the FBI Crime Data Explorer: monthly offense counts and the population served by the agencies that reported
- Latest 12 months
- July 2025 to June 2026
- Reporting coverage
- Agencies serving 91.2% of residents
- History on this site
- 2018 to 2025 by year (no 2021), and month by month since January 2018
- Update schedule
- We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months that agencies across the country have reported in full.
- Methodology
- How we count, and what the numbers leave out