San Juan is an unincorporated community of 323,900 in San Juan Municipio and the main city of the San Juan metro area, home to 2.08 million · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in San Juan?
Property crime in San Juan sits near the national middle: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Theft makes up 39% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 862 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
58% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than San Juan as a whole, and 42% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. San Juan scores 862.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in San Juan, PR at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in San Juan, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in San Juan
Theft runs low. San Juan has 4.2 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
Arson is the exception. San Juan grades A for property crime, but arson grades B+, worse than in the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in San Juan
Every part of San Juan where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across San Juan run from A+ to B+.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Urbanizacion San Gerardo, Urbanizacion El Senorial & Colinas de Cupey, southCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of San Juan.A889
Neighborhood areas of San Juan, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in San Juan
CrimeGrade™ estimates San Juan has about 11 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 54% less than the US as a whole and 40% more than Puerto Rico.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in San Juan, about 39% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in San Juan and nearby cities
San Juan has the most property crime of its 9 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from San Juan. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, San Juan is safer than 97% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in San Juan
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set San Juan apart: it has 20.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of B- (49 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and arson run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.20.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B- (49 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 92% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.72% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 80% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs San Juan
Property crime costs San Juan about $28 million a year, or $87 per resident and about $187 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$6.7 million
$21
Theft
$7.1 million
$22
Vehicle theft
$6.3 million
$19
Arson
$1.5 million
$5
Vandalism
$6.5 million
$20
Total
$28 million
$87
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
