Crime

The state of Hawaii’s violent crime rate is 2.85 incidents per 1,000 people, which is below the national rate of 5. This results in a violent crime score of about 11% of people who have experienced a violent crime within the last 12 months. The city of Hilo, which is the largest town in Hawaii County (Big Island), has a violent crime rate of 2.86, which is just barely above the state average.

California: The city of Sacramento has a violent crime rate of 3.54 incidents per 1,000 people, which is lower than both the national rate of 5 and the state rate of 4.3. South Lake Tahoe surprisingly has a violent crime rate of 5 incidents per 1,000 people, which is the same as the national rate but higher than the state rate.

Nevada: The city of Las Vegas has a violent crime rate of 5.49 incidents per 1,000 people, which is not only above the national rate of 5, but higher than the state of Nevada’s violent crime rate of 4.94 incidents per 1,000 people.

Washington: The city of Yakima has a violent crime rate of 4.74 incidents per 1,000 people, which is below the national rate of 5, but higher than the state rate of 3.1

So let's see how your city and state compare to Hilo and Hawaii.

California - Hawaii: 4.3 to 2.85 (-33.72%)

Sacramento - Hilo: 3.54 to 2.86 (-18.36%)

San Jose - Hilo: 4.53 to 2.86 (-36.87%)

South Lake Tahoe - Hilo: 5 to 2.86 (-42.8%)

Nevada - Hawaii: 4.94 to 2.85 (-42.31%)

Las Vegas - Hilo: 5.49 to 2.86 (-47.91%)

Washington - Hawaii: 3.1 to 2.85 (-8.06%)

Yakima - Hilo: 4.74 to 2.86 (-39.66%)