Cripes.
Call me naive - but I generally doesn't make an association with the words "Waikiki Beach" and "crime".
Has Honolulu gotten that bad?
I didn't either. Paradise is not perfect. Sometimes it's just a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Waikiki has, we went 2 times (got a free plane ride the 2nd time - note, free rides can be expensive) and the locals do not care much for the tourist, they are rather nasty and the cops do not care.
Was that way in the 70's.....can't imagine it's changed much.
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| In 2005 Hawai'i ranked 43rd in violent crimes per 100,000 population. Therefore, 42 states have more violent crime. Now when it comes to crimes against property, Hawai'i ranks right up there in the top 10, but that's more a function of tons of vacation homes sitting around empty for 10 months out of the year. Only 24 murders while New York had 874. Granted, NY is larger by 15 times (1.2M compared to 18M), but if you do the math NY still has a 250% higher rate per person. |
It's that not bad. Even at 2 am, the area he was in is mainly tourists. A block or two over is a 'prowl zone' for street walkers...
It depends on the area of Oahu. Duke's is infamous for sometimes having some violent fights and stuff. There is some violence with locals and the military.
Dog the Bounty Hunter ain't in business for no reason.
Lesseeee, high cost tourist area, lotsa money, many foreign visitors, many many "'hard working' Democrate poor" in the area, you figure it out. "Dog" isn't based there for nuthin'!
Tourism even in the nicest places can bring the predators out of the woodwork.
Not just because tourists are known to carry lots of cash, but because they tend to let their guard down and aren't likely to return months later to ID their attackers in court.
At 2 am, I wouldn't want to be a drunken single person walking around that looks like they have dough. That particular area is usually OK, but as you get closer to Kapiolani park late at night, it can be dicey.