Murder per Capita in Ponce Municipio
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Ponce Municipio residents.
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1 in 5,030
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Ponce Municipio is about 1 in 5,030.
$374
Murder costs the average Ponce Municipio resident about $374 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ponce Municipio in green. The most dangerous areas in Ponce Municipio 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 Ponce Municipio, PR Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Ponce Municipio is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of counties are safer and 3% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ponce Municipio's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Ponce Municipio is 0.1988 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ponce Municipio generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ponce Municipio may be as high as 1 in 4,502 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,836 in the northwest part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Ponce Municipio, PR: about 5 per year. The north part of Ponce Municipio has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.
How Ponce Municipio's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Ponce Municipio 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.
| Ponce Municipio, PR: | 0.1988 |
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| Puerto Rico: | 0.1854 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Ponce Municipio is as safe as 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 Murder in Ponce Municipio, PR
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ponce Municipio about $52,702,119 in 2025, or roughly $374 per resident. This is part of Ponce Municipio's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ponce Municipio, including every crime type and how Ponce Municipio compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder 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 Ponce Municipio's crime maps on the Ponce Municipio overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ponce Municipio is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ponce Municipio.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D- | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
D | D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D- | F | D- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | D- | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | F | F | F |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Ponce Municipio is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | C- | C- | A+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
C- | C- | C- | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | A | A | C- | |
A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ponce Municipio, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Ponce Municipio schools on SchoolGrade
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