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Carolina, Puerto Rico: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in Puerto Rico · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 78 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 11,050 per 100,000 people (12 months to August 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico (12 months to August 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter	17	11	16.1
Sexual offences
Rape	26	16.8	15.2
Fondling	50	32.3	23.1
Statutory rape	1	0.6	1.9
Violence
Aggravated assault	285	184.1	153.3
Simple assault	421	271.9	262.6
Intimidation	259	167.3	171.5
Threats that put someone in fear of bodily harm, without a weapon or an attack.
Kidnapping and abduction	8	5.2	5.8
Robbery
Robbery	69	44.6	37.3
Theft and burglary
Burglary	155	100.1	87.8
Pickpocketing	1	0.6	2.5
Purse snatching	4	2.6	1.2
Shoplifting	178	115	57.1
Theft from a building	172	111.1	54.1
Theft from coin-operated machines	1	0.6	1.2
Theft from a vehicle	209	135	96.6
Theft of vehicle parts	169	109.2	61.1
Other theft	145	93.7	81.4
Motor vehicle theft	95	61.4	50.1
Drugs
Drug offences	158	102.1	88.3
Drug equipment offences	14	9	3.7
Damage and public order
Vandalism and damage to property	585	377.9	321.1
Disorderly conduct	35	22.6	47.9
Trespassing	6	3.9	5.5
Other
Weapons law violations	341	220.3	185.8
Arson	16	10.3	12

Source: Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico, updated 26 October 2026.