Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents was 1,005 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1,005
Change on year
up 25.9%
World rank
7th
of 17 countries
All-time high
1,848
in 2012
All-time low
716
in 2016
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Puerto Rico, 2012–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2012201720222012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.4k2015: 9822016: 7162017: 9842018: 7922019: 9322020: 9052021: 7982022: 1.0k

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Puerto Rico stood at 1,005.

That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,848 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 716, in 2016.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents in Puerto Rico, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 1,848
2013 1,779 -3.7%
2014 1,421 -20.1%
2015 982 -30.9%
2016 716 -27.1%
2017 984 +37.4%
2018 792 -19.5%
2019 932 +17.7%
2020 905 -2.9%
2021 798 -11.8%
2022 1,005 +25.9%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 1,005 is above the median for high income countries, which is 439, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,182 716 1,848 8
2020s 902.67 798 1,005 3

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 4 Serbia 1,547 compare
  2. 5 Seychelles 1,061 compare
  3. 6 Albania 1,021 compare
  4. 8 Peru 878 compare
  5. 9 Panama 774 compare
  6. 10 Armenia 674 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Puerto Rico?
Number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents in Puerto Rico was 1,005 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1,848 in 2012.
What is the lowest number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 716 in 2016.
How does Puerto Rico rank for number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents?
Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of reports of sexual violence against children and adolescents rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of reports of Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 308 data points, 2012–2022
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