Hilo, HI Crime

Hilo, HI has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. The violent crime rate in Hilo is 10.4, while the US average is 22.7. Furthermore, Hilo also has a lower rate of property crime than the national average, with 32.8 in Hilo and 35.4 being the US average. This means that Hilo may be safer than many other cities in the United States when it comes to violent and property crimes.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Hilo violent crime is 10.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Hilo property crime is 32.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Hilo, Hawaii does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Half Moon Bay, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Half Moon Bay, Hawaii. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Hawaii, HI Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	159.4	2.7	35.6	36.3	84.7	4162	974.6	2929.2	258.3
2001	182.1	5.3	44.7	41.4	90.7	4410.7	1011.3	3075.3	324.2
2002	142.8	3.2	22.6	31	85.9	4338	994.2	3012.4	331.4
2003	188.7	3.8	30.7	49.2	104.9	4372.8	919	3148.9	305
2004	182.3	1.9	54.1	33.3	93	3727	730.4	2725	271.6
2005	286.2	3	10.9	56.5	215.7	4744	1116.3	3166.5	461.2
2006	252.9	2.3	38	51.4	161.2	3695.9	833	2507.7	355.2
2007	260	2.9	44.5	58.9	153.7	3420.3	798	2309.1	313.2
2008	250.9	2.3	44.4	41.5	162.7	3125.4	687.2	2159.5	278.8
2009	266.4	2.8	37.6	38.1	187.8	3268.8	805.4	2194.2	269.2
2010	272.2	1.6	45	41.8	183.8	2783.2	604.3	1921	257.9
2011	262.5	1.6	33.7	33.1	194.1	2518	505.7	1796.3	216
2012	222.6	2.6	21.7	39.1	159.2	2843.8	626.1	1983.4	234.2
2013	286.7	4.7	28.8	46.7	206.5	2770.9	596.5	1953.7	220.7
2014	236.9	1.6	53.4	40.4	141.5	3485.6	620.9	2485.3	379.4
2015	204.4	4.1	48.4	27.5	124.4	3412.9	540.9	2408.7	463.4
2016	237.8	4.6	58.6	35.1	139.5	2509.3	419.1	1822.9	267.3
2017	255.2	2.5	71.3	38.7	142.7	2699.6	438.1	1894.2	367.3
2018	248	3	79.4	32.5	132.8	2468	469.3	1666	332.5
2019	181	4	34.3	21.4	121.7	2100	326.4	1512.2	261.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Hawaii, HI	181.0	2,100.0	164,565	28	2019
Maui, HI	268.1	2,976.0	136,169	127	2019
Urban Honolulu, HI	270.6	3,001.6	950,268	211	2019
Kauai, HI	326.0	2,458.0	62,535	338	2019
San Francisco, CA	669.6	5,505.6	881,255	2290	2019
Fort Bragg, CA	434.4	4,290.0	7,292	2303	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Half Moon Bay, CA	87	1,960.8	12,289	2312	2010
Pacifica, CA	202.9	1,368.8	41,273	2314	2019
Pacific Grove, CA	89.7	1,083.0	15,716	2317	2019
San Bruno, CA	318.7	2,630.7	41,306	2317	2019
Millbrae, CA	128.5	1,849.9	20,681	2318	2011
Monterey, CA	275.3	3,440.7	31,562	2318	2019

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Kinweigh · Merritt Island, FL

Avoid - Especially in medical field or education

Over 1 years ago

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are More

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Steve · Denver, CO

Loved the Place

Over 3 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by More

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Donald · Sequim, WA

Racist locals

Over 3 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal. More

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Hilo, HI Crime

Hilo violent crime is 10.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Hilo property crime is 32.8. (The US average is 35.4)

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