Updated at 1:46 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2007
FBI reports increase in violent crime in Honolulu
Advertiser Staff
Violent crime in Honolulu increased during 2006 — marking the first rise since 2003, according to preliminary statistics released by the FBI this morning.Overall crime figures decreased in 2006, with 40,943 reported crimes in Honolulu compared with 44,953 in 2005.
There were 2,722 violent crimes in Honolulu last year, compared to 2,570 in 2005.
The only FBI violent crime category that did not see an increase last year was rape.
According to 2006 FBI statistics, there were 17 murders, 229 rapes, 947 robberies, 1,529 assaults, 38,221 property crimes including 5,463 burglaries, 26,469 thefts, 6,289 car thefts, and 580 arsons.
In 2005 there were 15 murders, 234 rapes, 841 robberies, 1,480 assaults, 42,383 property crimes, including 6,209 burglaries, 29,376 thefts, 6,798 car thefts, and 547 arsons, according to FBI figures.
The increased violence follows a national trend in which violent crimes increased by 1.3 percent from 2005.
