The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Adjuntas, PR

Adjuntas is an unincorporated community of 14,700 in Adjuntas Municipio, about 13 miles northwest of downtown Ponce · Updated November 2026

Is Adjuntas, PR safe?

Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Adjuntas is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Adjuntas sits near the middle: 52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Adjuntas run from A to B-, so check the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 845 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Adjuntas as a whole, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Adjuntas scores 845.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

A-
Violent crimeSafety score 796 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 928 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Adjuntas

Map of Adjuntas shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Adjuntas, PR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Adjuntas, 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 in Adjuntas

Theft runs low. Adjuntas has 3.1 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.


The safest and least safe parts of Adjuntas

Every part of Adjuntas where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Adjuntas run from A to B-; 72% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Adjuntas, the northeast side has the least crime and the center the most.


Crime rates and types in Adjuntas

CrimeGrade™ estimates Adjuntas has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 70% less than the US as a whole and close to Puerto Rico.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Adjuntas, about 31% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderB30.170.05
RapeA30.190.38
RobberyA-50.320.62
AssaultA+231.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA231.52.4
TheftA463.113.1
Vehicle theftA+90.602.7
ArsonA-30.190.12
VandalismA503.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Adjuntas compares with nearby cities

Adjuntas has more crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities. Castaner and Yauco have the least crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AdjuntasA-845A-A+14,700
Castaner 7 milesA893AA+7,230
Utuado 7 milesA-817B+A+19,500
Macana 7 milesA850A-A+10,200
Ponce 11 milesB647C+A146,200
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Penuelas 8 milesA-778B+A14,600
Jayuya 9 milesA859A-A+17,000
Guayanilla 11 milesB+728BA8,660
Angeles 11 milesA866A-A+13,300
Magas Arriba 11 milesA863A-A+2,660
Yauco 11 milesA866A-A+13,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Adjuntas. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Adjuntas has more crime than 56% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
AdjuntasA-845A-A+14,700
East Milton, FLA919AA+14,700
Whitefish Bay, WIA908A+A-14,800
Canton, ILA898AA14,700
Hickory Hills, ILA892AA-14,700
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Dranesville, VAA878AA-14,800
Banta, CAA855AA-14,700
White City, ORA847AA-14,700
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FLA-778A-A-14,700
North Chicago, ILB626B-B14,800
Lockhart, FLB-586C+B14,800

Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Adjuntas

Two things set Adjuntas apart: it has 0.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 18.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with little parking-lot space tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.

Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.18.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% 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 and assault. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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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.31% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 57% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Adjuntas on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 crime costs Adjuntas

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Adjuntas about $1,143 a year per household, 5% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $38 million a year, or $2,556 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$4.7 million$320
Rape$170,000$12
Robbery$150,000$10
Assault$460,000$31
Burglary$200,000$14
Theft$240,000$16
Vehicle theft$140,000$9
Arson$68,000$5
Vandalism$360,000$24
Total$6.5 million$440

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Adjuntas means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Adjuntas is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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