A Review of Uniform Crime Reports: 2020
Date
2023-04
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Hawaii Research & Statistics Branch- Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division
Abstract
In 2020, a total of 37,597 Index Crimes* were reported in the State of Hawaii, yielding a rate of 2,672 offenses per 100,000 resident population, and reaching a new record low level since statewide reporting began in 1975. The total Index Crime rate in 2020 was 14.6% lower than the rate reported in 2019, and 22.4% below the rate reported a decade earlier (2011). There were 3,642 violent Index Crimes reported statewide in 2020, yielding a rate of 258 offenses per 100,000 residents. Hawaii’s violent Index Crime rate in 2020 was 3.1 % lower than the rate reported in 2019, and 2.7% higher than the rate reported in 2011. There were 33,955 property Index Crimes reported statewide in 2020, yielding a record low rate of 2,413 offenses per 100,000 residents. Hawaii’s property Index Crime rate in 2020 was 15.7% lower than the rate reported in 2019, and 24.4% below the rate reported in 2011.
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Index Crimes, Violent Crime, Property Crime