Manoa is a neighborhood of 23,000 residents in Honolulu, about 3 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Manoa in Honolulu safe?
Yes, crime in Manoa is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Manoa sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 50% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. Honolulu as a whole grades B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Manoa run from A to B, so check the map below.
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Safety score 839 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Manoa as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Manoa scores 839.
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 Manoa, Honolulu, HI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Manoa in Honolulu, 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 Manoa
Vehicle theft stands out among A-graded neighborhoods. For the typical resident of an A-graded US neighborhood, the figure is 1.5 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Manoa has 3.0.
Acts of vandalism are uncommon. Manoa has acts of vandalism at a small fraction of the US rate: 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
How Manoa compares within Honolulu
Every part of Manoa where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Manoa run from A to B; 54% 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.
Manoa has less crime than 14 of the 18 neighborhoods in Honolulu. It covers much of the Manoa and Palolo areas.
Crime rates and types in Manoa
CrimeGrade™ estimates Manoa has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 30% less than the US as a whole and 42% less than Honolulu as a whole.
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 47% of crime reported in Manoa. 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 Manoa compares with nearby neighborhoods
Manoa has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Waialae-Kahala has less.
Two things set Manoa apart: it has 83 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery, and theft runs high here.
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.86% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.83 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 65% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.4.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Manoa
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Manoa about $704 a year per household, 42% 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 $12 million a year, or $515 per resident.
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 Manoa 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 Manoa, Honolulu, HI average a SchoolGrade of B: 50% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Manoa on SchoolGrade
