NCJ Number
194744
Date Published
2001
Length
184 pages
Annotation
This document provides crime statistics for the State of Hawaii in the year 2000.
Abstract
Nationally, 88 percent of the Index Crimes in 1999 were property crimes and 12 percent were violent crimes. In Hawaii, 95 percent of the Index Crimes in 2000 were property crimes and only 5 percent were violent crimes. A 25-year record low in the rate of reported Index Crimes was reached in 1999. Although the number of reported Index Crimes increased 10 percent from 1999 to 2000 this tally nevertheless marks the second lowest point in the 26-year history of Hawaii’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. In 1999, Hawaii was ranked 42nd among the 50 States on the basis of resident population, 13th for total Index Crime rate per 100,000 residents, 43rd for violent Index Crime rate, and 10th for property Index Crime rate. Hawaii has traditionally reported comparatively low violent crime rates and high property crime rates. In 1999, the latest year for which national data are available, Hawaii ranked 29th in the Nation per 100,000 resident population for reported murders, 26th for forcible rapes, 29th for robberies, and 45th for aggravated assaults. In property crimes, Hawaii ranked 19th for burglaries, 6th for larceny-thefts, and 22nd for motor vehicle thefts. Reported violent Index Offenses increased 6 percent from 1999 to 2000, but the two most serious violent offenses, murder and forcible rape, decreased 20 percent and 2 percent, respectively. Reported property Index Offenses increased ten percent from 1999 to 2000 and Part II Offenses increased 5.5 percent. Total arrests for Index Crimes decreased 2.7 percent in 2000. Arrests for violent Index Crimes increased 11.7 percent and decreased 5 percent for property crimes. Adult arrests comprised 69 percent; juvenile arrests accounted for 31 percent. 120 tables, 4 appendices