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Intentional homicides — Puerto Rico

Intentional homicides in Puerto Rico in 2023 — 14.59 per 100k. Ranked 68 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13.9%.

2023 14.59 per 100k −17.33% vs 2022
World rank 68of 83
Period maximum 32.01 per 100k2011
Period minimum 14.59 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 100,000 people

Intentional homicides — Puerto Rico, 1990–20231015202530351990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 16.94 per 100k1991: 22.86 per 100k1992: 23.96 per 100k1993: 26.23 per 100k1994: 27.14 per 100k1995: 23.39 per 100k1996: 23.33 per 100k1997: 19.33 per 100k1998: 17.29 per 100k1999: 15.63 per 100k2000: 19.27 per 100k2001: 21.03 per 100k2002: 21.52 per 100k2003: 21.49 per 100k2004: 22.19 per 100k2005: 21.78 per 100k2006: 20.74 per 100k2007: 20.57 per 100k2008: 23.31 per 100k2009: 25.6 per 100k2010: 27.73 per 100k2011: 32.01 per 100k2012: 27.84 per 100k2013: 25.62 per 100k2014: 19.75 per 100k2015: 17.43 per 100k2016: 20.25 per 100k2017: 21.59 per 100k2018: 20.18 per 100k2019: 19.25 per 100k2020: 16.97 per 100k2021: 19.43 per 100k2022: 17.65 per 100k2023: 14.59 per 100k
Change over the period: −2.35 (−13.9%) Average annual rate: -0.45 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico 14.59 per 100k
World 5.2 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean 19.7 per 100k
Intentional homicides — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 14.59 −3.06 −17.33%
2022 17.65 −1.78 −9.15%
2021 19.43 +2.45 +14.46%
2020 16.97 −2.28 −11.84%
2019 19.25 −0.93 −4.61%
2018 20.18 −1.41 −6.52%
2017 21.59 +1.34 +6.6%
2016 20.25 +2.82 +16.17%
2015 17.43 −2.31 −11.71%
2014 19.75 −5.87 −22.92%
2013 25.62 −2.22 −7.96%
2012 27.84 −4.17 −13.03%
2011 32.01 +4.28 +15.43%
2010 27.73 +2.13 +8.33%
2009 25.6 +2.28 +9.8%
2008 23.31 +2.74 +13.34%
2007 20.57 −0.17 −0.8%
2006 20.74 −1.04 −4.78%
2005 21.78 −0.42 −1.87%
2004 22.19 +0.7 +3.26%
2003 21.49 −0.03 −0.12%
2002 21.52 +0.49 +2.31%
2001 21.03 +1.77 +9.17%
2000 19.27 +3.64 +23.28%
1999 15.63 −1.66 −9.62%
1998 17.29 −2.04 −10.54%
1997 19.33 −4 −17.16%
1996 23.33 −0.06 −0.25%
1995 23.39 −3.75 −13.81%
1994 27.14 +0.91 +3.48%
1993 26.23 +2.27 +9.48%
1992 23.96 +1.1 +4.79%
1991 22.86 +5.92 +34.92%
1990 16.94 — —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BB Barbados 7.44 AG Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 DO Dominican Republic 10.92 GD Grenada 13.67 PR Puerto Rico 14.59 DM Dominica 27.06 LC Saint Lucia 39.04 HT Haiti 41.15 JM Jamaica 49.44 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.16
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About the indicator

The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Puerto Rico

Mortality Suicide mortality rate

An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.

Puerto Rico by year Crime Number of intentional homicides

How many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.

Puerto Rico by year Crime Homicides: male victims

How many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.

Puerto Rico by year Crime Homicides: female victims

How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

Puerto Rico by year
All indicators for Puerto Rico