NCJ Number
238751
Date Published
August 2011
Length
44 pages
Annotation
This report presents the findings of a household survey of 984 Hawaii residents conducted in January 2011 in order to determine their experiences with crime victimization, their awareness and perceptions of crime, and security measures they had initiated.
Abstract
The survey indicated that since the last household survey (2008), the crime victimizations reported by respondents declined from 31.2 percent to 30.2 percent of the respondents. The rates of property crime declined from 24.0 percent to 23.2 percent, and victimization from violent crime declined from 6.6 percent to 5.8 percent. Motor vehicle theft increased from 1.7 percent to 2.8 percent. For theft offenses, 8.6 percent of respondents in 2010 reported items stolen from in or around their motor vehicles; and 12.7 percent had items stolen from their home, workplace, or other location. Seven percent of respondents reported break-ins or attempted break-ins at their homes or some other building on their property, a decrease from 8.2 percent in 2008. Although the assault rate in 2010 remained the same as 2008 (2.0 percent), the robbery rate (0.8 percent) increased from 0.6 percent in 2008; the rate for threats of assault (4.6 percent) decreased from 5.4 percent in 2008. Only one respondent reported being the victim of a rape/attempted rape in 2010. Of the 5.8 percent of respondents who were victims of identity theft in 2010, 78.6 percent had their personal information used to exploit existing credit cards/accounts, compared to 69.2 percent in 2008; 17.9 percent had their personal information used to create new accounts in 2010, compared to 23.1 percent in 2008. Of the crimes committed against respondents in 2010, 70.9 percent were not reported to the police. Regarding fears, concerns, and perceptions, the cost of living continues to be the top concern (61.4 percent). Data are provided on respondent demographics. 9 tables and 6 charts