Hawaii

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In 2022, 260 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Hawaii. This is 7 percent higher than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Hawaii in 2022 was 32 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 57 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Hawaii were not solved. This is 5 percentage points higher than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Honolulu
  • Population:  1,455,271
  • Area:  10,932 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  37th
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Featured Hawaii Missing Cases

Howard Veillette Sr

Missing: Apr 01, 1974
Howard Veillette Sr., a 32-year-old U.S. Army veteran, was last seen on April 1, 1974, in Honolulu, ...Read More

Peter Kema

Missing: Sep 11, 1997
Peter Kema Jr., also known as "Peter Boy," was a six-year-old boy who went missing from the Big Isla ...Read More

Cordelia McMinn

Missing: May 12, 1976
Cordelia McMinn, a 26-year-old woman, disappeared on May 12, 1976, along with her husband John McMin ...Read More

Kenneth Yoshida

Missing: Jan 28, 2020
Kenneth Yoshida, age 70, was last seen on January 28, 2020, in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to report ...Read More

John McMinn

Missing: May 12, 1976
John McMinn, age 26, and his wife, Cordelia, were last seen on May 12, 1976, in Hanalei, Hawaii. The ...Read More

Michael Long

Missing: Jul 23, 2019
Michael David Long, a 48-year-old man, was last in contact with his family on the morning of July 23 ...Read More

Richard Shiroma

Missing: Jun 16, 2004
Richard Yoshio Shiroma, a 60-year-old man from Kaneohe, Hawaii, was last seen on June 16, 2004, afte ...Read More

Lauren Han

Missing: Aug 17, 2018
Lauren Nicole Han, a 33-year-old woman, was last seen on August 17, 2018, in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. ...Read More

Mischa Mabeline Johnson

Missing: Jul 31, 2024
Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19, was last seen on the evening of July 31, 2024, at her home ...Read More

Noel Santiago

Missing: Jul 12, 2002
Noel Borje Santiago, 11 years old at the time, went missing on July 12, 2002, from Honolulu, Hawaii. ...Read More
Featured Hawaii Murder Cases

Edward Franklin Jackson

Murdered: Mar 23, 1975
On March 23, 1975, Edward Franklin Jackson was found dead along with Francis Layne Labhart on Old Fa ...Read More

Nancy Anderson

Murdered: Jan 07, 1972
**Update: A suspect has been arrested.** According to CBS News, \A former deputy Nevada attorney ...Read More

Owen Hamada

Murdered: Mar 21, 2005
On March 21, 2005, 54-year-old Owen Hamada was found dead in the women's restroom at Waikele Communi ...Read More

Kenneth William Aho

Murdered: Dec 24, 1994
On December 24, 1994, Kenneth William Aho, a 37-year-old man, walked into the Chinatown Sub Station ...Read More

Margaret Agnes Hauanio

Murdered: Nov 18, 1975
Margaret Agnes Hauanio, a 16-year-old girl, was found dead on November 18, 1975, in Waipahu, Honolul ...Read More

Michael Scheidt

Murdered: Dec 20, 2002
Michael Scheidt, a 38-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2002, while at Ka ...Read More

Carl Sawyer

Murdered: Feb 20, 1976
On February 20, 1976, 16-year-old Carl Sawyer was found shot to death in Waipahu, Honolulu, Hawaii. ...Read More

Lisa Au

Murdered: Jan 20, 1982
On January 20, 1982, 19-year-old Lisa Au was found dead in a remote area of Tantalus, Hawaii, after ...Read More

Kathy Hicks

Murdered: Sep 18, 1982
On September 18, 1982, the body of 25-year-old Kathy Hicks was found on a grassy slope along Nuuanu ...Read More

Lisa Fracassi

Murdered: Nov 03, 1994
On November 3, 1994, 37-year-old Lisa Fracassi was found strangled to death in her Waikiki apartment ...Read More

Donald Hilton

Murdered: Oct 30, 1991
On October 30, 1991, 32-year-old Donald Hilton was found dead in his apartment on Kaiulani Avenue in ...Read More