Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees was 13.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico, 2005–2022
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 13.1% for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico peaked at 17.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.0% | — |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More social development data for Puerto Rico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Political Rights Rating 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 37 (2015)
- Freedom Score 90 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico?
- Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees in Puerto Rico was 13.1% in 2022, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 150 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners as a percentage of the total prison population.