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Pearl City, HI crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Pearl City is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Pearl City is 1 in 64. Based on FBI crime data, Pearl City is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Hawaii, Pearl City has a crime rate that is higher than 48% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Pearl City compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Pearl City with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Pearl City's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Pearl City does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Pearl City.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Pearl City's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Pearl City is one in 676.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Pearl City's rate for property crime is 14 per one thousand population. This makes Pearl City a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Pearl City is one in 71.

Importantly, we found that Pearl City has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Pearl City is one in 365.

Pearl City Crime Data

total Crime Index

24

(100 is safest)


Safer than 24% of U.S. cities.

Pearl City Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

67

637

704

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.48

14.06

15.54

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.48
2.18
National Median: 4
    Pearl City
    Hawaii

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 676

in Pearl City

1 in 459

in Hawaii

Pearl City Violent Crimes

Population: 45,295
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
14.06
19.47
National Median: 18
    Pearl City
    Hawaii

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 71

in Pearl City

1 in 51

in Hawaii

Property Crimes

Population: 45,295
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Pearl City Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
70
33
National Median: 24.5
    Pearl City
    Hawaii