SSH Intel reads several signals side by side. Each measures a different thing and starts at a different time. Here is the whole set in plain language.
The signals are never added together. Each one counts a different thing, so each has its own number, its own chart, and its own scale everywhere in the product. Where they disagree, that is information, not an error.
The four main signals
- Recorded
- Honolulu Police Department crime records, from the City's public open data. Records begin in August 2025. The newest month is always the least complete, because HPD keeps adding late records for about a month.
- Reported
- Reports people sent to the Stolen Stuff Hawaii network. They are unverified. Community reports on file go back to January 2018. Month-by-month figures start in July 2025. Older reports are what people shared at the time, not a complete record, so we do not show them as a trend.
- Noticed
- Community attention, reported as the SSH Community Attention Index (0 to 100). It blends how much people engaged with Stolen Stuff Hawaii's social channels and websites, and, in recent years, community reports, searches, and site visits. It measures an audience, not incidents. Its daily engagement record goes back to July 2017.
- Sought
- What people typed into the public SSH Search site, for all of Oahu rather than your area. It shows what people were looking for or worried about. It is in beta, with typed searches from May 2026 (external Google search data from January 2026).
The day-to-day signals
- Calls to police
- What HPD officers were sent to, by call type, time, and place. A count of calls, collected from HPD's public list since February 2026. Every count is a minimum.
- Traffic
- HPD traffic incidents and collisions, since February 2026.
- Weather
- National Weather Service alerts for Hawaii (flood, wind, surf, tropical storms, and similar), collected since 26 June 2026, shown beside the other signals for context.
The long record
- FBI and state record
- The FBI and Hawaii state crime series, going back to the 1980s. It is yearly and county-wide, and it lives on the free Crime History page for context.
Why the start dates differ. These are different sources with different
histories, and we give each one its true start date. When a signal "starts", that is where our record begins, not a
sudden rise in activity, and the tool marks those points so they are not read as a change.
Go deeper on one signal
Each signal has its own article covering what it can and cannot tell you: Recorded, Reported, Noticed, Sought, calls to police, Traffic, Weather, and the FBI and state record.
Last updated 2026-09-30 HST