Crime & Safety in Hawaii
Hawaii's statewide crime picture is real but genuinely stale as of this pass, and this record discloses that data gap honestly rather than presenting an outdated figure as current, per hawaii.js's own crime metrics: the most recent comprehensive Uniform Crime Report available (2021) found 41,355 Index Crimes statewide, a rate of 2,868 offenses per 100,000 residents, alongside a real, disclosed #40-nationally safety ranking from a separate, non-U.S.-News 2026 source.
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Learn moreHawaii's most recent comprehensive statewide crime data is genuinely dated, and this record names that gap directly
Hawaii's statewide crime statistics available to this record are genuinely dated, not current, per hawaii.js's own crime metrics: the most recent comprehensive Uniform Crime Report found from Hawaii's own Attorney General's office covers 2021, finding 41,355 Index Crimes statewide -- a rate of 2,868 offenses per 100,000 residents. Hawaii.js's own research did not surface a more current comprehensive statewide crime dataset, and this record discloses that gap honestly, per this project's house style, rather than presenting a five-year-old figure as though it reflects 2026 conditions.
A separate, non-U.S.-News 2026 ranking placed Hawaii #40 nationally for safety
Separately from the dated 2021 Uniform Crime Report figures, a non-U.S.-News 2026 ranking (the same source cited in hawaii.js's own schools metrics for Hawaii's #41-nationally school-quality result) placed Hawaii #40 nationally for safety -- a real, disclosed, comparatively weak result this record names with its actual, distinct source rather than attributing it to U.S. News's own Best States framework, per hawaii.js's own crime metrics.
Hawaii's overall #28-nationally US News Best States ranking did not separately surface a specific Crime & Corrections category rank
This record discloses a further, honest gap rather than guessing at an unverified number: hawaii.js's own research, while directly confirming Hawaii's #28-overall and #1-Healthcare/#1-Natural-Environment 2026 US News Best States category results, did not surface Hawaii's specific US News Crime & Corrections category rank. A prospective mover comparing Hawaii's safety picture against other states should treat the #40-nationally figure above as coming from a distinct, differently-scoped source rather than assuming it represents US News's own methodology.
Confirm current, local crime data for your specific target community and island
As in every state, Hawaii's statewide figures -- dated as they are -- do not describe every island, county, or neighborhood identically. Given Hawaii's genuinely distinct island-by-island character detailed on this project's regions-guide topic page, a prospective mover should confirm current, local, county-level crime data directly for a specific target community rather than relying on either the stale 2021 statewide figure or the separate #40-nationally safety ranking alone.
Key takeaways
- The most recent comprehensive statewide Uniform Crime Report available covers 2021 (41,355 Index Crimes statewide, 2,868 per 100,000 residents) -- this record discloses that genuine data gap honestly rather than presenting it as current.
- A separate, non-U.S.-News 2026 ranking placed Hawaii #40 nationally for safety, a real, disclosed, comparatively weak result named with its actual, distinct source.
- Hawaii's specific US News Crime & Corrections category rank was not surfaced in this project's own research, a further honest gap this record discloses rather than guessing.
- Confirm current, local, county-level crime data directly for a specific target island and community, given Hawaii's real island-by-island variation and the genuine dated-ness of the statewide figures available.
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