This past August Puerto Rico #2 as far as the murder rate was concerned.
Murder Rate in Puerto Rico – Highest in the United States
Posted on 14 August 2008 [ ]
Update: Washington DC has a higher murder rate than Puerto Rico, based on 2005 stats, making Puerto Rico #2.
Are you planning a trip to Puerto Rico, or perhaps considering a move back to the homeland? Are you interested in finding out comparable violent crime statistics?
You may or may not be surprised to find out that Puerto Rico has the highest murder rate of any United States state or territory.
Puerto Rico (as of 2005 statistics): 19.6 Murders Per 100,000
Asesinato en La Perla
Tags: Asesinato en La Perla, La Perla, Murder Rate in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
August 3, 2009 at 4:27 am |
Wow! I didnt know this. Everytime I visit and stay for about several months I have neve felt unsafe. I visit Camuy and quebradillas. Well im sure it cant be worse than Phoenix, AZ or L.A. I guess anywear you go drugs can bring the worst in people.
November 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm |
Other Caribbean destinations have higher murder rates. Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Belize, Trinidad, and the Bahamas all have higher murder rates than Puerto Rico and yet they are all popular American tourist destinations.
November 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm |
The video above was shot by a police camera in “La Perla” a slum in Old San Juan inhabited by squators. It is well known in Puerto Rico as a very dangerous place and is avoided by Puerto Ricans except for those looking for illegal drugs.