In 2023, Puerto Rico recorded around 17.2 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. The homicide rate registered a decrease of 2.1 points compared to the previous year. In 2019, the number of individuals killed per 100,000 population peaked at 20.1. At least 600 people are murdered every year in Puerto Rico.
Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023
(in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)
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InSight Crime. (January 2, 2024). Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/
InSight Crime. "Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. January 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/
InSight Crime. (2024). Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/
InSight Crime. "Homicide Rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in Number of Homicides per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/
InSight Crime, Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/ (last visited November 01, 2024)
Homicide rate in Puerto Rico from 2014 to 2023 (in number of homicides per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph], InSight Crime, January 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984823/homicide-rate-puerto-rico/
