Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$854,032

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $648 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Hilo with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Downtown Hilo against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Downtown Hilo sits in the 27th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 27% of neighborhoods and behind 73%. The grade covers only Downtown Hilo's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown Hilo is 6.491 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 92 in the east areas to 1 in 217 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown Hilo is projected at $854,032 for 2025, about $253 per resident and $648 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Downtown Hilo Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI:	$253
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI:	$196
Mililani Mauka-Launani Valley,:	$83
Hawaii:	$132
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $253 per resident each year in Downtown Hilo, which is $5 less than the national average and $121 more than Hilo's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Hilo:

In Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, crime costs $196 per person, which is $57 less than in Downtown Hilo.
In Mililani Mauka-Launani Valley,, crime costs $83 per person, which is $170 less than in Downtown Hilo

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Downtown Hilo, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Downtown Hilo	Cost per Downtown Hilo Resident
Murder	$164,415	$49
Rape/Sexual Assault	$106,126	$31
Robbery	$85,784	$25
Assault	$497,708	$148
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$854,032	$253

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Downtown Hilo totals $1,776,323 ($527 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,630,355 ($780 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Downtown Hilo Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Downtown Hilo residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.138
Robbery	0.8085
Rape	0.5189
Murder	0.0259
Total Violent Crime	6.491 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Downtown Hilo is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Hilo.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Orchidlands Estates, Keaau, HI	B	A-	C
Hawaiian Acres, Keaau, HI	B+	B+	B-
Kamuela, Waimea, HI	D+	B-	D-
Holualoa, Kailua-Kona, HI	C+	A-	C-
Kailua Kona, Kailua-Kona, HI	C-	B+	D
Wailea, Kihei, HI	C-	B	D
Pukalani, Makawao, HI	B	A+	C+
Napili-Honokowai, Lahaina, HI	C+	B+	D+
Hawaii Kai, East Honolulu, HI	A+	A	A
Kuliouou-Kalani Iki, East Honolulu, HI	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Hilo is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loch Raven Village, Parkville, MD	C-	C+	C+
Altamont, Mountain House, CA	A-	C+	C+
Newell, Charlotte, NC	C+	B	B
Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA	B	C+	C+
Meadows, Boynton Beach, FL	A+	A	A
4th Ward, Portsmouth, OH	C-	B-	B-
Lockmar Estates, Palm Bay, FL	A+	A+	A+
Lovisa Farms, Pasco, WA	A	A	A
Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+
Mariners Village, Orlando, FL	A	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Downtown Hilo is less safe than the Hawaii state average and less safe than the national average.

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