Assault per Capita in Mayaguez
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Mayaguez residents.
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1 in 138
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Mayaguez is about 1 in 138.
$208
Assault costs the average Mayaguez resident about $208 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Mayaguez in green. The most dangerous areas in Mayaguez 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 Mayaguez, PR Safe from Assault?
The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Mayaguez is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mayaguez's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Mayaguez is 7.230 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mayaguez generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Mayaguez may be as high as 1 in 92 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 169 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of Mayaguez, PR: about 92 per year. The west part of Mayaguez has fewer cases of assault with only 18 in a typical year.
How Mayaguez's Assault Rate Compares
The chart below compares the assault rate in Mayaguez 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.
| Mayaguez, PR: | 7.230 |
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| Puerto Rico: | 5.281 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Mayaguez 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 Mayaguez, PR
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Mayaguez about $13,938,774 in 2025, or roughly $208 per resident. This is part of Mayaguez's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mayaguez, including every crime type and how Mayaguez 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 Mayaguez's crime maps on the Mayaguez overall crime page.
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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Mayaguez is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mayaguez.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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F | D- | F | D- | |
D- | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F |
Assault in City with Similar Populations
Mayaguez 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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D | D | D | D | |
C- | D- | D- | D- | |
D | D | D | D+ | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C- | |
B- | B- | B- | C+ | |
D- | C- | C- | C- | |
F | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
B | C+ | C+ | C | |
D | D | D | D | |
D | D- | D- | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mayaguez, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Mayaguez schools on SchoolGrade
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