5Mayagüez

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in Puerto Rico · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 8,228 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	12	16.4	16.1
Sexual offences
Rape	7	9.6	15.2
Fondling	7	9.6	23.1
Statutory rape	2	2.7	1.9
Violence
Aggravated assault	82	112.2	153.3
Simple assault	144	197.1	262.6
Intimidation	118	161.5	171.5
Threats that put someone in fear of bodily harm, without a weapon or an attack.
Kidnapping and abduction	4	5.5	5.8
Robbery
Robbery	6	8.2	37.3
Theft and burglary
Burglary	34	46.5	87.8
Pickpocketing	1	1.4	2.5
Purse snatching	1	1.4	1.2
Shoplifting	22	30.1	57.1
Theft from a building	14	19.2	54.1
Theft from coin-operated machines	1	1.4	1.2
Theft from a vehicle	32	43.8	96.6
Theft of vehicle parts	7	9.6	61.1
Other theft	13	17.8	81.4
Motor vehicle theft	10	13.7	50.1
Drugs
Drug offences	131	179.3	88.3
Drug equipment offences	22	30.1	3.7
Damage and public order
Vandalism and damage to property	245	335.3	321.1
Disorderly conduct	15	20.5	47.9
Trespassing	1	1.4	5.5
Other
Weapons law violations	120	164.2	185.8
Arson	8	10.9	12

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