Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 183 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
183
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
7th
of 17 countries
All-time high
628
in 2012
All-time low
178
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico stood at 183.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico peaked at 628 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 178, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 609 | — |
| 2011 | 574 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 628 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 488 | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 464 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 461 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 478 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 379 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 306 | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 226 | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 248 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 235 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 264 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 178 | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 183 | +2.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 183 is above the median for high income countries, which is 146, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 461.3 | 226 | 628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221.6 | 178 | 264 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico?
- Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Puerto Rico was 183 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 628 in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Homicides of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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