FBI arrest data · 2024
Hawaii Arrests
30,547 arrests were reported by 4 Hawaii law-enforcement agencies in 2024. The most common charge was all other offenses (exc. traffic) (17,950); 4.6% of arrests were of juveniles.
Hawaii arrests by offense
| Offense | Arrests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| All other offenses (exc. traffic) | 17,950 | 58.8% |
| Simple assault | 3,910 | 12.8% |
| Driving under the influence | 2,077 | 6.8% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,558 | 5.1% |
| Disorderly conduct | 1,059 | 3.5% |
| Liquor law violations | 846 | 2.8% |
| Vagrancy | 552 | 1.8% |
| Aggravated assault | 518 | 1.7% |
| Drug abuse violations | 468 | 1.5% |
| Stolen property (buy/receive/possess) | 339 | 1.1% |
| Burglary | 188 | 0.6% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 162 | 0.5% |
| Fraud | 161 | 0.5% |
| Robbery | 151 | 0.5% |
| Weapons (carrying, possessing) | 118 | 0.4% |
| Vandalism | 111 | 0.4% |
| Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) | 84 | 0.3% |
| Rape | 71 | 0.2% |
| Forgery & counterfeiting | 70 | 0.2% |
| Curfew & loitering | 51 | 0.2% |
| Arson | 32 | 0.1% |
| Gambling | 22 | 0.1% |
| Offenses against family & children | 14 | 0.0% |
| Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter | 13 | 0.0% |
| Embezzlement | 10 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — commercial sex | 6 | 0.0% |
| Prostitution & commercialized vice | 5 | 0.0% |
| Manslaughter by negligence | 1 | 0.0% |
| Drunkenness | 0 | 0.0% |
| Runaway | 0 | 0.0% |
| Human trafficking — servitude | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suspicion | 0 | 0.0% |
Who was arrested in Hawaii
By sex & age
Shares of all Hawaii arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 28,704 race entries reported (27,834 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 9,672 | 33.7% |
| Black or African American | 1,995 | 7.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 126 | 0.4% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 16,911 | 58.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,287 | 4.6% |
Hawaii arrests by county
By the arresting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county.
Largest agencies by reported arrests
| Agency | Type | County | Arrests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu Police Department | City | Honolulu County | 24,866 |
| Kauai Police Department | County | Kauai County | 2,852 |
| Maui Police Department | County | Maui County | 2,398 |
| Hawaii Police Department | County | Hawaii County | 431 |
About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Hawaii arrests — FAQ
How many arrests were made in Hawaii in 2024?+
30,547 arrests were reported to the FBI by 4 Hawaii law-enforcement agencies in 2024. Actual arrests are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
What is the most common arrest offense in Hawaii?+
All other offenses (exc. traffic) — 17,950 arrests, 58.8% of the state's reported total.
How many juveniles were arrested in Hawaii?+
1,390 of Hawaii's 2024 reported arrests (4.6%) were of juveniles under 18.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 arrest (ASR) master file. Counts are arrests, not unique persons, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.