Vieques Municipio, PR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Vieques Municipio in green. The most dangerous areas in Vieques 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 Vieques Municipio, PR Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Vieques Municipio is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of counties are safer and 8% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vieques Municipio's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Vieques Municipio is 0.1568 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vieques Municipio generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vieques Municipio may be as high as 1 in 4,923 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,296 in the southwest part of the county. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Vieques Municipio, PR: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Vieques Municipio has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Vieques Municipio, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are few retail establishments in the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Vieques Municipio residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Vieques Municipio has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Vieques Municipio has 0, have the same problem. Of Vieques Municipio’s 8,613 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Vieques Municipio Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Vieques Municipio residents in a standard year.

Individual Vieques Municipio Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Vieques Municipio is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Vieques Municipio.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Culebra Municipio, PR	D-	D-	F	D-
Ceiba Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Fajardo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	F	F
Naguabo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	F	D-
Luquillo Municipio, PR	F	D-	F	F
Humacao Municipio, PR	D	D	D-	D-
Las Piedras Municipio, PR	D	D	D-	D-
Yabucoa Municipio, PR	F	F	F	D-
Rio Grande Municipio, PR	D-	D	F	D-
Maunabo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Vieques Municipio is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pulaski County, IL	B-	C+	C+	D+
Kearney County, NE	B+	B	B	A-
Kearny County, KS	C	C+	C+	D+
Keith County, NE	C-	B-	B-	A-
Kemper County, MS	C+	A	A	D+
Kenedy County, TX	F	F	F	F
Kent County, TX	D	B+	B+	D-
Keweenaw County, MI	C-	D+	D+	D-
Keya Paha County, NE	C+	B-	B-	A
Kidder County, ND	D+	B	B	B+

Considering only the murder rate, Vieques Municipio is safer than the Puerto Rico state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vieques Municipio, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Vieques Municipio schools on SchoolGrade

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