How has crime changed in Hawaii since 1985?

Police in Hawaii reported about 214 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 296 in 1995, and 1,682 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,935 in 1995. There's no figure for 2013–2014, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Hawaii and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Hawaii Violent, U.S. Property, Hawaii Property, U.S.
1985 219.4 570.3 5,034.1 4,780.0
1986 245.2 633.6 5,471.9 5,015.3
1987 263.3 624.9 5,602.7 5,090.1
1988 257.1 630.2 5,769.7 5,045.9
1989 82.2 680.5 1,910.4 5,211.5
1990 280.9 749.8 5,865.9 5,227.0
1991 241.8 798.1 5,759.9 5,388.4
1992 258.4 785.4 5,884.5 5,089.3
1993 261.2 764.1 6,047.2 4,814.1
1994 262.2 740.4 6,454.3 4,752.4
1995 295.6 720.6 6,935.1 4,796.6
1996 280.6 658.8 6,333.8 4,553.0
1997 287.8 644.9 5,981.6 4,494.7
1998 246.9 603.8 5,117.4 4,212.6
1999 235.0 545.8 4,632.2 3,872.6
2000 243.8 534.4 4,988.5 3,751.7
2001 254.6 529.5 5,172.9 3,801.5
2002 262.0 512.9 5,824.0 3,737.7
2003 270.4 493.7 5,278.0 3,704.0
2004 259.3 478.6 4,824.0 3,599.4
2005 269.1 483.0 4,806.6 3,518.3
2006 283.9 486.9 4,324.0 3,397.1
2007 276.1 477.9 4,162.4 3,316.1
2008 272.5 463.7 3,606.0 3,252.3
2009 274.1 436.8 3,707.4 3,076.7
2010 264.9 408.1 3,389.5 2,963.4
2011 252.0 390.1 3,217.2 2,925.7
2012 242.6 390.7 3,140.9 2,881.3
2013 – 378.2 – 2,759.3
2014 – 373.7 – 2,591.8
2015 246.6 384.6 3,199.6 2,495.2
2016 241.6 399.5 2,998.7 2,469.1
2017 250.6 397.5 2,865.0 2,372.4
2018 261.4 384.8 2,921.6 2,206.8
2019 270.1 381.0 2,904.8 2,109.0
2020 263.7 399.3 2,472.3 1,955.3
2021 269.8 360.9 2,673.8 1,762.2
2022 275.9 398.2 2,591.5 1,998.5
2023 244.5 385.6 2,196.8 1,950.5
2024 230.3 363.4 2,058.2 1,766.8
2025 213.7 329.3 1,681.9 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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