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San Juan, Puerto Rico: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

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

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

Weighted crime: 29,284 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	154	45	16.1
Sexual offences
Rape	177	51.7	15.2
Fondling	194	56.7	23.1
Statutory rape	22	6.4	1.9
Violence
Aggravated assault	1,284	375.2	153.3
Simple assault	2,680	783	262.6
Intimidation	1,396	407.9	171.5
Threats that put someone in fear of bodily harm, without a weapon or an attack.
Kidnapping and abduction	73	21.3	5.8
Robbery
Robbery	484	141.4	37.3
Theft and burglary
Burglary	918	268.2	87.8
Pickpocketing	42	12.3	2.5
Purse snatching	15	4.4	1.2
Shoplifting	564	164.8	57.1
Theft from a building	729	213	54.1
Theft from coin-operated machines	21	6.1	1.2
Theft from a vehicle	1,094	319.6	96.6
Theft of vehicle parts	786	229.7	61.1
Other theft	841	245.7	81.4
Motor vehicle theft	679	198.4	50.1
Drugs
Drug offences	508	148.4	88.3
Drug equipment offences	2	0.6	3.7
Damage and public order
Vandalism and damage to property	3,720	1,086.9	321.1
Disorderly conduct	701	204.8	47.9
Trespassing	77	22.5	5.5
Other
Weapons law violations	1,760	514.2	185.8
Arson	108	31.6	12

Source: Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico, updated 28 October 2026.