The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kapolei, HI
Kapolei is an unincorporated community of 64,700 in Honolulu County, about 16 miles west of downtown Honolulu · Updated November 2026
Is Kapolei, HI safe?
Yes, crime in Kapolei is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Kapolei sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 50% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Kapolei run from A to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 838 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kapolei as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kapolei scores 838.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Kapolei, HI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kapolei, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Kapolei
Vandalism runs low. Kapolei has 0.96 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 5.5.
The safest and least safe parts of Kapolei
Every part of Kapolei where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Kapolei run from A to B-; 36% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Kapolei, the west side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Crime rates and types in Kapolei
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kapolei has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% less than the US as a whole and 28% less than Hawaii.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in Kapolei. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Kapolei compares with nearby cities
Kapolei has less crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities; only Honouliuli has less.
Two things set Kapolei apart: it has 57% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 7 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more robbery and car theft, and they run high here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.57% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 86% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kapolei: C (33 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 76% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 64% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.91% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 60% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.5.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 56% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Kapolei on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Kapolei
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Kapolei about $907 a year per household, 25% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $43 million a year, or $661 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.9 million
$29
Rape
$1,000,000
$15
Robbery
$790,000
$12
Assault
$5.0 million
$77
Burglary
$820,000
$13
Theft
$3.3 million
$52
Vehicle theft
$3.1 million
$48
Arson
$290,000
$4
Vandalism
$440,000
$7
Total
$17 million
$258
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Kapolei means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Kapolei, HI average a SchoolGrade of D+: 39% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Kapolei on SchoolGrade
