Social Indicators Related to Drug Abuse-Drug Prevention SIG , Data Center : Center on the Family

24a. Homicide Rate Per 100,000 Resident Population
	Time Series
	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Jul.	Apr.
Location	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
State of Hawai`i	4.0	4.0	3.7	3.9	4.3	4.7	3.4	4.0	2.0	3.7	2.9
Hawai`i County	5.8	5.5	4.6	4.5	5.2	7.3	5.8	6.4	2.1	3.5	2.7
City & County of Honolulu	4.1	3.4	3.6	3.6	4.0	4.4	3.1	3.9	2.0	4.3	2.3
Kaua`i County	0.0	5.6	1.9	5.5	1.8	5.4	7.1	1.8	0.0	0.0	10.3
Maui County	3.0	5.7	3.7	4.5	6.2	4.3	0.9	2.5	3.3	1.6	3.9


Technical Notes: The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of the Attorney General, "Crime in Hawaii" annual report. The source of the denominator is U.S. Census Bureau -- 1990-99 County Population Estimates and 2000 Census data. This is a reported crime rate rather than an arrest-based figure. This version follows the federal definition, in which rates are based on resident population only. Although the issue is probably less important for homicide than other crimes, such rates inflate Hawaii figures by ignoring the tourist population. So Indicator 24(b) also provided. Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
Importance of the Indicator: Homicide is the ultimate violation of personal and community safety, and often takes place when the perpetrators are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health
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