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Hawaii Violent Crime Rate
Hawaii’s violent crime rate was 214 per 100K in 2025, ranked #8 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →How states compare (2025)
| Rank | State | Violent Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Best performing | ||
| #1 | Maine | 95 per 100K |
| #2 | Connecticut | 111 per 100K |
| #3 | New Hampshire | 119 per 100K |
| #4 | Rhode Island | 146 per 100K |
| #5 | Wyoming | 188 per 100K |
| … | ||
| #8 | Hawaiʻi | 214 per 100K |
| … | ||
| Worst performing | ||
| #46 | Kansas | 476 per 100K |
| #47 | Tennessee | 499 per 100K |
| #48 | Arkansas | 536 per 100K |
| #49 | New Mexico | 651 per 100K |
| #50 | Alaska | 736 per 100K |
50-state median: 300 per 100K. #1 = best performing state; lower values are better. All 50 states →
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 214 |
| 2024 | 230 |
| 2023 | 244 |
| 2022 | 276 |
| 2021 | 270 |
| 2020 | 254 |
Why this matters
Violent crime shapes whether people feel safe at home, at school, and in public.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Series covers 1960–2025.