Koloa is an unincorporated community of 5,730 in Kauai County · Updated November 2026
Is Koloa, HI safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Koloa is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Koloa sits near the middle: 48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 828 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Koloa as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Koloa scores 828.
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 Koloa, HI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Koloa, 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 Koloa
Burglary stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Koloa has 3.0.
Crime rates and types in Koloa
CrimeGrade™ estimates Koloa has about 45 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 20% more than the US as a whole and 36% more 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Koloa is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Koloa compares with nearby cities
Koloa has less crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities; only Kaumakani has less.
Two things set Koloa apart: it has 33.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 2% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.33.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% 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.2% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 99% 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. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 62% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.68 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 85% 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 Koloa: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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.9.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 80% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Koloa 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 Koloa
Crime costs Koloa about $1,365 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 13% more 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 $6.3 million a year, or $1,104 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$180,000
$31
Rape
$270,000
$46
Robbery
$30,000
$5
Assault
$1.0 million
$179
Burglary
$150,000
$27
Theft
$530,000
$93
Vehicle theft
$110,000
$19
Arson
$140,000
$24
Vandalism
$63,000
$11
Total
$2.5 million
$435
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 Koloa 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 Koloa, HI average a SchoolGrade of C+: 45% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Koloa on SchoolGrade
