Violent and property crimes fell in Hawaii last year, new FBI statistics show
The FBI’s annual report on crime shows Hawaii continues to be safer than the rest of the country, with a violent crime rate per capita two thirds of the US as a
Published: Sep. 27, 2021 at 3:27 PM HST|Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 11:28 AM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The FBI’s annual report on crime shows Hawaii continues to be safer than the rest of the country, with a violent crime rate per capita two thirds of the US as a whole.
For Oahu, the FBI says the number of violent incidents fell from about 2,500 in 2019 to about 2,200 in 2020 – an 11% drop.
Statewide, property crime was also down with more than 900 fewer residential burglaries – a 33% drop.
Experts usually consider the FBI report preliminary because many departments don’t have their data ready in time. Hawaii’s statewide crime report will come out later this year.
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