The two crime figures pull in different directions. Violent crime at 185 per 100k runs 51% below the national 381; property crime at 1,790 is only 8% below the national 1,954. The reported risk here weights toward theft rather than violence, and the violent rate is holding steady, down 0.6% year over year. Schools split the same way. The 6.7/10 average across 74 rated schools covers elementary schools at 7.2 and middle schools at 5.2, so what a family gets depends on which years they are buying into. Flood context is state-level: 13 FEMA declarations for Hawaii since 1963, plus 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations. It does not describe a parcel. And every figure here averages a police jurisdiction of 992,973 residents, not the 346,323 people in the city, and not a single street.
Crime in Honolulu vs. the national average
Honolulu reports 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 51% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,790 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (8% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 0.6% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Honolulu | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 185 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1790 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Honolulu can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Hawaii — the state SafeNest uses for Honolulu's flood context — list 13 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1963 and 2026, most recently "Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides". Hawaii has also seen 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Honolulu address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Honolulu
Public schools in Honolulu average 6.7/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 74 rated schools. By level, elementary schools rate strongest at 7.2/10 on average, while middle schools average 5.2/10. The highest-scoring is Mayor John H Wilson Elementary School at 9.9/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Honolulu: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Honolulu address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Honolulu
Is Honolulu, HI safe?
Honolulu records 185 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 51% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: B, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Honolulu?
Honolulu reports approximately 185 violent crimes and 1790 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Honolulu have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Honolulu, federal records show 13 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Hawaii, most recently in 2026; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).