Assault per Capita in Arecibo
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Arecibo residents.
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1 in 158
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Arecibo is about 1 in 158.
$181
Assault costs the average Arecibo resident about $181 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Arecibo in green. The most dangerous areas in Arecibo are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Arecibo, PR Safe from Assault?
The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Arecibo is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Arecibo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Arecibo is 6.315 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Arecibo generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Arecibo may be as high as 1 in 80 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 220 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Arecibo, PR: about 78 per year. The south part of Arecibo has fewer cases of assault with only 14 in a typical year.
How Arecibo's Assault Rate Compares
The chart below compares the assault rate in Arecibo to the Puerto Rico state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Arecibo, PR: | 6.315 |
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| Puerto Rico: | 5.281 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Arecibo is less safe than the Puerto Rico state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Assault in Arecibo, PR
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Arecibo about $11,658,402 in 2025, or roughly $181 per resident. This is part of Arecibo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Arecibo, including every crime type and how Arecibo compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Assault Map
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Arecibo's crime maps on the Arecibo overall crime page.
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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Arecibo is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Arecibo.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D | F | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | F | F | F |
Assault in City with Similar Populations
Arecibo is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | A- | A- | B | |
B | B | B | B+ | |
A+ | A | A | B+ | |
D | D | D | D | |
A- | B | B | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C | B+ | B+ | A- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Arecibo, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Arecibo schools on SchoolGrade
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