Healthcare & Safety in Wahiawa
Wahiawa's safety profile carries a real, disclosed elevated crime signal alongside a genuinely serious, named flood hazard, weighed against a real local hospital anchor.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed elevated crime rate
NeighborhoodScout cites an overall crime rate of 19 per 1,000 (considerably above the national average) and a rate higher than approximately 65% of Hawaii's own communities (base record).
A real local hospital anchor
Wahiawa General Hospital, a 53-bed facility, anchors local healthcare, alongside outpatient clinics including the Wahiawa Health Center; approximately 94% of Wahiawa residents are cited as insured (base record).
A real, named, serious flood-safety consideration
Wahiawa Dam's official 'high hazard potential' classification is a real, disclosed safety consideration distinct from crime statistics, with an estimated 4,000-5,000 people in the direct downstream hazard zone (base record).
Confirm current, address-specific data directly
Given the disclosed elevated crime rate and named dam-failure risk, confirm current crime and flood-hazard-zone data directly for any specific address under consideration.
Key takeaways
- Wahiawa's crime rate runs genuinely higher than approximately 65% of Hawaii's own communities.
- Wahiawa General Hospital (53 beds) anchors local healthcare access, serving Wahiawa and the wider North Shore.
- Wahiawa Dam's 'high hazard potential' classification is a real, disclosed, serious flood-safety consideration.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and flood-hazard-zone data directly.
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