Homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Homicide rate by sex was 27.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.69
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
21st
of 136 countries
All-time high
62.22
in 2011
All-time low
27.69
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico stood at 27.69. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico peaked at 62.22 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.69, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.6 | — |
| 1991 | 40.92 | +33.7% |
| 1992 | 45.14 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 48.58 | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 51.42 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 44.06 | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 44.08 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36.84 | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 32.62 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 29.36 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 35.97 | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 39.94 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 41.29 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 41.47 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.44 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.69 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.69 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.08 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 45.04 | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 50.26 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 54.28 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 62.22 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 53.46 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 50.56 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 38.33 | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 34.39 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 39.18 | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 43.17 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 39.39 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 38.05 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 32.68 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 38.75 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 33.96 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 27.69 | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.36 | 29.36 | 51.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.89 | 35.97 | 50.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3 | 34.39 | 62.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.27 | 27.69 | 38.75 | 4 |
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More social development data for Puerto Rico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2015)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2015)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre (2015)
- Political rights score fh 37 (2015)
- Freedom score fh 90 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico?
- Homicide rate by sex in Puerto Rico was 27.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 62.22 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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