Crime Rate Comparisons of 15 Largest Cities with Complete Data, 1995-1998
| City | 1998 Population | 1995 Crime Rate* | 1995 Rank | 1996 Crime Rate | 1996 Rank | 1996 % Change from 1995 | 1997 Crime Rate | 1997 Rank | 1997 % Change from 1995 | 1998 Crime Rate | 1998 Rank | 1998 % Change from 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. New_York | 7,357,745 | 6,076.3 | 13 | 5,212.2 | 14 | -14.2 | 4,861.6 | 14 | -20.0 | 4,207.9 | 14 | -30.7 |
| 2. Los_Angeles | 3,541,309 | 7,680.0 | 9 | 6,725.2 | 12 | -12.4 | 5,776.3 | 12 | -24.8 | 5,072.4 | 12 | -34.0 |
| 3. Houston | 1,797,157 | 7,588.0 | 11 | 7,636.5 | 8 | 0.6 | 7,263.6 | 8 | -4.3 | 7,112.2 | 7 | -6.3 |
| 4. Phoenix | 1,225,692 | 10,880.1 | 3 | 9,541.1 | 3 | -12.3 | 9,608.0 | 4 | -11.7 | 8,544.9 | 5 | -21.5 |
| 5. San_Diego | 1,205,728 | 5,548.2 | 14 | 5,270.0 | 13 | -5.0 | 4,985.6 | 13 | -10.1 | 4,513.5 | 13 | -18.6 |
| 6. Dallas | 1,089,178 | 9,464.1 | 4 | 9,466.6 | 5 | 0.0 | 9,335.8 | 5 | -1.4 | 9,235.8 | 4 | -2.4 |
| 7. San_Antonio | 1,100,791 | 7,993.9 | 8 | 8,586.6 | 7 | 7.4 | 8,050.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 7,032.0 | 8 | -12.0 |
| 8. Detroit | 999,976 | 11,938.8 | 2 | 11,991.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 11,669.1 | 1 | -2.3 | 11,791.4 | 1 | -1.2 |
| 9. Honolulu | 874,736 | 7,627.8 | 10 | 6,840.1 | 11 | -10.3 | 6,067.4 | 11 | -20.5 | 5,424.8 | 11 | -28.9 |
| 10. San_Jose | 860,211 | 4,386.7 | 15 | 4,129.1 | 15 | -5.8 | 3,870.2 | 15 | -11.8 | 3,531.9 | 15 | -19.5 |
| 11. San_Francisco | 754,239 | 8,190.2 | 7 | 7,594.9 | 9 | -7.3 | 6,893.8 | 10 | -15.8 | 6,223.5 | 9 | -24.0 |
| 12. Baltimore | 719,587 | 13,318.4 | 1 | 12,001.2 | 1 | -9.9 | 10,783.3 | 2 | -19.0 | 10,947.0 | 2 | -17.8 |
| 13. Jacksonville | 702,545 | 9,000.8 | 6 | 8,623.5 | 6 | -4.2 | 8,252.6 | 6 | -8.3 | 7,781.7 | 6 | -13.5 |
| 14. Columbus | 641,338 | 9,192.5 | 5 | 9,539.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 9,735.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 9,468.5 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 15. El_Paso | 612,754 | 7,063.9 | 12 | 7,485.5 | 10 | 6.0 | 6,960.2 | 9 | -1.5 | 5,730.4 | 10 | -18.9 |
Source: Crime in the United States 1998, Federal Bureau of Investigation; additional calculations by the Hawaii State Department of the Attorney General.
* The crime rate is based on the number of reported offenses per 100,000 resident population.
Note: Honolulu’s crime rates and percent changes are based on FBI population estimates and therefore differ slightly from the rates and changes published in Crime in Hawaii, for which population estimates are provided by the State of Hawaii’s Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.