DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLISHES STATEWIDE CRIME DATA AND EXPANDED DASHBOARD

News Release 2026-54 from Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General, September 15, 2026

The Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General today published comprehensive statewide crime statistics for 2025 and the next update to the Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard (https://crimestats.hawaii.gov). The statistics were derived from police data reported under National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) specifications, through the state’s participation in the FBI’s nationwide Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. The Department of the Attorney General directs statewide participation in the UCR Program. The online Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard succeeds the prior “Crime in Hawaiʻi” hard copy publications; several new displays and features were added in the latest update.

Under the nationally standardized definitions and reporting rules of NIBRS, a total of 54,089 “Group A” criminal offenses were reported across Hawaiʻi during calendar year 2025, yielding a rate of 3,775.0 offenses per 100,000 resident population and marking an 11.6% decrease in the state’s total crime rate since 2024. Rate reductions were calculated for crimes against persons (-5.7%) and property (-16.1%), while the rate of crimes against society (e.g., drug and “vice” offenses, weapon law violations) rose 0.9%.  A total of 24.5% (13,260) of the reported offenses were cleared by arrest or exceptional means (e.g., death of the offender, offender already in custody in another jurisdiction), marking an increase from the 22.7% clearance rate reported for 2024.

As compared to the tallies in 2024, notable decreases were reported for the following offenses statewide in 2025: murder (-24.2%), negligent manslaughter (-22.2%), forcible sex offenses (-23.4%), robbery (-13.9%), assault (-5.3%), kidnapping (-6.8%), motor vehicle theft (-21.9%), arson (-31.4%), larceny/theft (-19.8%), fraud (-14.7%), counterfeiting/forgery (-19.9%), prostitution (-5.0%) and weapon law violations (-3.5%).  Increases were reported for burglary (7.2%), drug offenses (0.2%) and gambling offenses (10.0%). The Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard presents data for 51 specific offense types.

In the City and County of Honolulu in 2025, a total of 30,758 offenses were reported, yielding a rate of 3,116.3 offenses reported per 100,000 resident population and marking a 16.6% decrease from the total crime rate in 2024. Rate reductions were calculated for crimes against persons (-9.4%), property (-20.7%) and society (-6.9%).  The City and County of Honolulu’s total clearance rate increased to 22.4% in 2025, up from 20.6% in 2024.

In Hawaiʻi County in 2025, a total of 10,749 offenses were reported, yielding a rate of 5,110.6 offenses reported per 100,000 resident population and marking a 0.9% decrease from the total crime rate in 2024. Rate increases were calculated for crimes against persons (4.1%) and society (1.8%), while the property crime rate fell 4.2%. Hawaiʻi County’s total clearance rate of 29.5% in 2025 matched the rate reported for 2024.

In Maui County in 2025, a total of 9,284 offenses were reported, yielding a rate of 5,726.8 offenses reported per 100,000 resident population and marking a 6.2% decrease from the total crime rate in 2024. Rate reductions were calculated for crimes against persons (-3.4%) and property (-11.9%), while the rate of crimes against society rose 11.5%. Maui County’s total clearance rate increased to 24.2% in 2025, up from 20.7% in 2024.

In Kaua‘i County in 2025, a total of 3,298 offenses were reported, yielding a rate of 4,494.7 offenses reported per 100,000 resident population and marking a 6.1% decrease from the total crime rate in 2024. Rate reductions were calculated for crimes against persons (-4.5%) and property (-9.8%), while the rate of crimes against society rose 18.9%. Kaua‘i County’s total clearance rate increased to 28.7% in 2025, up slightly from 28.5% in 2024.

Crime victims in Hawaiʻi in 2025 were most commonly male (53.4%), 42.6 years old on average and of Caucasian (47.2%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (24.6%) or Asian (23.5%) descent. Arrestees were typically male (71.2%), 42.3 years old on average and of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (40.5%), Caucasian (33.2%) or Asian (19.7%) descent. The Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard also allows users to examine the data for several Asian and Pacific Islander racial/ethnic subgroups. (Victims of unknown race/ethnicity were excluded.)

Among the 22,056 victim-offender relationships involved in eligible person and property offenses reported statewide in 2025, the top three relationship types, with unknown relationship types excluded, include stranger (6,160, or 34.2%), acquaintance (2,500, or 13.9%) and boyfriend or girlfriend (2,128, or 11.8%).

Of the 13,639 victims of person offenses eligible for injury reporting statewide in 2025, 5,269 (38.6%) received an injury during the crime incident. The top three most common injury types include an apparent minor injury (4,644, or 34.0%), “other” type of major injury (179, or 1.3%) and severe laceration (162, or 1.2%).

Among the 14,309 offenses that were eligible for weapon reporting statewide in 2025, 13,022 (91.0%) involved the use of at least one weapon type. The top three weapon types in offenses include personal weapons (i.e., hands, fists and feet; 9,785, or 68.4%), “other” weapons (1,217, or 8.5%) and firearms (884, or 6.2%).

The top three most common location types for the 54,089 Group A offenses reported statewide in 2025 include roadways and parking lots (15,408, or 28.5%), residences (14,009, or 25.9%) and commercial establishments (11,475, or 21.2%).

A total of $95,024,747 in property value was reported stolen statewide in 2025, of which 24.4% was recovered, marking a decrease from the 28.2% recovered in 2024. By value subtotal, the top three types of stolen property include money ($31,720,522), automobiles ($20,551,438) and “other” property ($6,371,757).

The total value of property seized by law enforcement statewide in 2025 was $5,090,957, marking a 26.2% increase from the $4,034,483 total value seized in 2024. By value subtotal, the top three types of seized property include gambling equipment ($4,405,024), “other” property ($179,913) and jewelry/precious metals/gems ($175,701).

A total of 847 sex offenses were reported statewide in 2025, yielding a 23.8% decrease from the 1,111 sex offenses reported in 2024. Of the sex offenses reported in 2025, 228 (26.9%) were cleared by an arrest or exceptional means.

A total of 4,394 offenses involving a current or past intimate relationship between the victim and offender were reported statewide in 2025, marking an 8.5% decrease from the 4,804 intimate partner crimes reported in 2024. Of the intimate partner crimes reported in 2025, 2,356 (53.6%) were cleared by an arrest or exceptional means.

A total of 44 hate crimes (i.e., criminal offenses fully or partially motivated by an offender’s perceived bias toward a protected group) were reported statewide in 2025, denoting a 52.2% decrease from the 92 hate crimes reported in 2024. The top three bias motivation types reported in 2025 include Anti-White (14, or 31.8%), Anti-Black or African American (13, or 29.5%) and Anti-Asian (6, or 13.6%). A total of 19 (43.2%) of the hate crimes reported in 2025 were cleared by an arrest or exceptional means.

A total of 3,792 drug offenses were reported statewide in 2025, for which 226.8 kilograms and 32.8 liters of drugs/narcotics were seized by law enforcement. With unknown drug types excluded, the top three seized drug types include amphetamines and/or methamphetamines (1,997 offenses), cannabis (1,099 offenses) and cocaine (220 offenses).

A total of 303 offenses involving the murder (1, or 0.3%), aggravated assault (27, or 8.9%) or simple assault (275, or 90.8%) of a law enforcement office were reported statewide in 2025, marking a 10.4% decrease from the 338 offenses reported in 2024. Of the offenses reported for 2025, 281 (92.7%) were cleared by an arrest or exceptional means. The Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard also provides data on several other characteristics associated with assaults against Hawaiʻi’s police officers.

Including both sworn officers and civilians, a total of 3,383 employees were employed by Hawaiʻi’s county police departments on October 31, 2025, marking a 0.8% decrease from the 3,411 employees reported on the same date in 2024. The officer count in 2025 (2,654) decreased by 0.4% and included 2,324 (87.6%) males and 330 (12.4%) females.

The Hawaiʻi Crime Dashboard provides a wide array of other crime measurements across a total of 54 display pages and allows users to query the data by county/agency, reporting year(s), broad offense categories and specific offense types. Dashboard methodology and user guides as well as copies of the FBI’s NIBRS user manual and technical specifications are also provided.

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