# Intentional homicide rate in Puerto Rico

Intentional homicide rate in Puerto Rico was 14.6 per 100,000 people in 2023. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `homicide_rate`
- Place id: `pr`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Intentional homicides per 100,000 people: unlawful deaths inflicted on a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury. World Bank series from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- Note: Excludes deaths in armed conflict. Countries record and classify killings differently, and not every country reports every year, so coverage is uneven.
- Source: World Bank, Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/VC.IHR.PSRC.P5. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/homicide-rate/puerto-rico
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=homicide_rate&place=pr

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 17.6 |
| 2021 | 19.4 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 19.3 |
| 2018 | 20.2 |
| 2017 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 20.3 |
| 2015 | 17.4 |
| 2014 | 19.7 |
| 2013 | 25.6 |
| 2012 | 27.8 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2010 | 27.7 |
| 2009 | 25.6 |
| 2008 | 23.3 |
| 2007 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 20.7 |
| 2005 | 21.8 |
| 2004 | 22.2 |
| 2003 | 21.5 |
| 2002 | 21.5 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2000 | 19.3 |
| 1999 | 15.6 |
| 1998 | 17.3 |
| 1997 | 19.3 |
| 1996 | 23.3 |
| 1995 | 23.4 |
| 1994 | 27.1 |
| 1993 | 26.2 |
| 1992 | 24 |
| 1991 | 22.9 |
| 1990 | 16.9 |