Puerto Rico: number of homicides 2010-2017

Up to 679 people died as a result of intentional homicide in Puerto Rico in 2017. The number of victims has decreased since the previous year, when 704 murders were reported in the Caribbean nation. Even though Puerto Rico still faces serious challenges in reducing crime and violence, the country has been able to decrease the murder levels registered at the beginning of the decade. For instance, 1,164 people were murdered in 2011 alone, making it the deadliest year in the indicated time period.