Posted at 5:11 p.m., Monday, June 12, 2006
FBI study cites overall drop in Honolulu's felony figures
Advertiser Staff and wire reports
Crime in Honolulu fell for the third year in a row in 2005 although cases of rape, robbery, assault, and arson increased slightly, according to FBI statistics released today.There were 44,953 felony offenses reported in Honolulu last year, down from 46,628 in 2004 and 50,912 in 2003.
Nationwide, cases of murder, robbery and aggravated assault in the United States increased last year, spurring an overall rise in violent crime for the first time since 2001, according to FBI data.
Murders rose 4.8 percent, meaning there were more than 16,900 victims in 2005. That would be the most since 1998 and the largest percentage increase in 15 years.
