SB2194 Summary

• Requires each county police department to annually report crime statistics to the Hawaii Attorney General covering nine specific crimes: murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

• Requires all state departments and agencies with law enforcement divisions or functions to annually report crime data to the Attorney General as determined by the Attorney General.

• Directs the Attorney General to collect and compile crime statistics from county police departments and state law enforcement agencies and transmit them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

• Addresses the legislature's finding that not all county police departments have reported crime statistics to the Attorney General since 2012, limiting public access to crime data and federal grant eligibility assessments.

• Becomes effective upon approval.