Crime & Safety in Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona's real, current crime picture runs genuinely above national comparison figures across the aggregator sources reviewed this pass, with real, disclosed geographic variance by neighborhood this record does not smooth into one citywide number.
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Learn moreAn Elevated Overall Crime Rate and Safety Grade
Aggregator sources cited Kailua-Kona's overall crime rate at approximately 20 crimes per 1,000 residents (a roughly 1-in-50 annual victimization chance), placing the town in approximately the 9th safety percentile nationally -- safer than only about 9% of U.S. cities reviewed by that source -- with a 'D-' safety grade. Violent-crime victimization specifically was cited at roughly 1-in-422 annually, and property crime at approximately 18 per 1,000.
A Real, Disclosed Geographic Variance by Neighborhood
Sources describe the northern part of Kailua-Kona as genuinely safer (crime odds cited as favorable as roughly 1-in-37) than southwest neighborhoods (odds cited as unfavorable as roughly 1-in-9) -- a real, substantial intra-town spread this record does not resolve to one citywide number.
A Real, Disclosed Data-Vintage and Methodology Gap
This record's own research this pass did not independently confirm these aggregator-sourced figures against a direct Hawaii Police Department or FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data pull, nor confirm their precise data vintage to the same standard as this project's other Tier A+ records -- a real, disclosed methodology gap.
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Movers should confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Hawaii Police Department (West Hawaii/Kona district) before relying on this citywide framing for a specific target neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- Kailua-Kona's overall crime rate ran approximately 20 per 1,000 residents (roughly 1-in-50 victimization odds), with a 'D-' safety grade cited by one aggregator source.
- Real, disclosed neighborhood variance: north Kailua-Kona was cited as genuinely safer (odds as favorable as 1-in-37) than southwest neighborhoods (odds as unfavorable as 1-in-9).
- This record did not independently confirm these figures against official Hawaii Police Department or FBI data, nor pin down their precise data vintage -- a real, disclosed gap.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Hawaii Police Department for a target neighborhood.
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