Homicide rate who vs unodc in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 15.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.08
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
32.01
in 2011
All-time low
14.59
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 15.08 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Puerto Rico peaked at 32.01 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.59, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.61 | 15.63 | 27.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.75 | 19.27 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.16 | 17.43 | 32.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.74 | 14.59 | 19.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 21 Guyana 19.12 compare
- 22 Costa Rica 17.75 compare
- 23 Curaçao 16.92 compare
- 25 Grenada 13.67 compare
- 26 French Guiana 13.39 compare
- 27 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.65 compare
More social development data for Puerto Rico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 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 who vs unodc in Puerto Rico?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Puerto Rico was 15.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.01 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.59 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Puerto Rico ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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