Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 493 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 493 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,179 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 473, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 600 | — |
| 1991 | 817 | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 864 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 954 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 995 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 864 | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 868 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 724 | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 652 | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 593 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 734 | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 802 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 820 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 818 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 843 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 825 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 783 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 774 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 874 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 956 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1,030 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1,179 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 1,015 | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 924 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 704 | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 614 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 704 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 728 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 664 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 633 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 556 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 632 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 572 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 473 | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 493 | +4.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 493 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 9.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 493 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 793.1 | 593 | 995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 822.9 | 734 | 956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 819.5 | 614 | 1,179 | 10 |
| 2020s | 545.2 | 473 | 632 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 7.38 million (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 2.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Puerto Rico was 493 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,179 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 473 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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