NCJ Number
145178
Date Published
1993
Length
130 pages
Annotation
This report, which is based on Hawaii's Uniform Crime Reporting Program's monthly offense and arrest reports, presents data on the extent and nature of crime throughout the State in 1992.
Abstract
Although the population of Hawaii increased approximately 24.5 percent from 1978 to 1992, the number of reported Index Offenses increased 10.9 percent. In 1992, there were fewer murders, robberies, burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts than in 1978. The total number of reported Index Offenses in the city and County of Honolulu increased 4.9 percent from 1991 to 1992. There was a 4.6-percent decrease in reported Index Offenses in Hawaii County from 1991 to 1992. From 1991 to 1992, Maui County had a 11.4- percent increase in the number of reported Index Offenses. The number of reported Index Offenses increased 5.1 percent in Kauai County from 1991 to 1992. The number of arrests statewide increased 2.6 percent from 1991 to 1992. The number of adults arrested decreased 0.7 percent, and the number of juveniles arrested increased 11.5 percent. Drug arrests statewide increased 15.2 percent from 1991 to 1992. The number of adults arrested for drug-related offenses increased 16.3 percent, and the number of juveniles arrested increased 7.2 percent from 1991 to 1992. In 1992, a total of 5,521 adults and 38 juveniles were arrested for driving under the influence; this was a decrease of 30.4 percent and 33.3 percent, respectively. This report also provides data on murder victim and offender characteristics, police officers killed and assaulted, and population estimates.