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Jennifer Cruz
Guns.com
July 29, 2013
The state Department of the Attorney General released a report earlier this year which showed that in the state of Hawaii gun registrations are continuing to soar while violent crime in the state, instead of increasing, has continued to do a steady nosedive. Firearms registrations have hit record highs, while violent crime reports have hit all-time lows.
The state requires that gun owners obtain a permit in order to purchase firearms and that guns be registered with the state. However, multiple firearms are allowed under the same permit, so the number of permits issued compared with registrations differs. Additionally, the permit needed to purchase firearms is not the same as the permit for concealed carry, which in the state of Hawaii is virtually non-existent, as the “may issue” state more times than not chooses to be “no issue.”
In 2012, permits totaled 21,864, an increase from 15,375 permits issued in 2011. However, firearms registrations in 2012 were at a tremendous 50,394, up 73 percent from the previous record high in 2011 of 36,804. Since the year 2000, permits have soared an astonishing 336.9 percent and registrations have gone up 370.1 percent.
“While there has been a tremendous increase in firearm registration activity in Hawaii since 2000, the annual trends for both the number of firearm-related violent crimes and the proportion of violent crimes involving firearms relative to other weapon types remained stable within a low and narrow range through 2007, and decreased substantially from 2008 through 2012, during which time registration activity increased the most sharply,” the Department of the Attorney determined.
According to the report, “The violent Index Crime rate in Hawaii decreased 4.8% in 2011, and the property Index Crime rate decreased 4.9%, reaching its lowest level on record for the State of Hawaii.” Those violent crimes include murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft and vehicle theft. Total crime for the state was down nine percent for 2011, setting record lows across the board.
While it may be speculation to say that the decrease in crime is a result of an increase in gun ownership, it’s hard to say for sure, especially considering that, even with the increase, armed citizens in Hawaii are still rather scarce.
