The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ciales, PR: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$15.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ciales, PR

In 2025, crime will cost $2,242 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ciales with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Ciales, PR Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Ciales's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Ciales sits in the 10th percentile, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Ciales's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ciales is 49.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 23 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Ciales, PR report the most crime, about 261 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 22 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ciales, PR

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ciales for 2025 is $15,399,692, about $753 per resident and $2,242 per household. That equals 6.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ciales Compared to Other Cities?

Ciales, PR:	$753
San Juan, PR:	$1145
Los Panes, PR:	$644
Puerto Rico:	$895
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ciales is $753 per year, which is $289 more than the national average and $141 less than Puerto Rico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ciales:

In San Juan, PR, crime costs $1,145 per person, which is $392 more than in Ciales.
In Los Panes, PR, crime costs $644 per person, which is $109 less than in Ciales

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Ciales for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Ciales	Cost per Ciales Resident
Murder	$5.37 million	$263
Rape/Sexual Assault	$921,592	$45
Robbery	$582,186	$28
Assault	$2.67 million	$131
Kidnapping	$321,510	$16
Vehicle Theft	$432,017	$21
Burglary	$598,138	$29
Theft	$2.97 million	$145
Arson	$77,278	$4
Vandalism	$958,972	$47
Animal Cruelty	$25,774	$1
Drug Crimes	$373,898	$18
Identity Theft	$95,363	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$15,399,692	$753

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ciales, PR

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Ciales totals $40,962,174 ($2,004 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $56,361,866 ($2,757 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Ciales's 20,440 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Ciales Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.555
Robbery	0.9055
Rape	0.7436
Murder	0.1399
Total Violent Crime	6.344 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	28.01
Vehicle Theft	1.365
Burglary	3.226
Arson	0.1566
Total Property Crime	32.76 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2594
Drug Crimes	2.473
Vandalism	6.567
Identity Theft	0.6028
Animal Cruelty	0.1705
Total "Other" Rate	10.07 (C-)

Individual Ciales Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Ciales is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ciales.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montebello, PR	F	D-	F
Morovis, PR	D-	D-	D-
Florida, PR	D-	F	F
Manati, PR	D-	D	D-
Boquillas, PR	D-	D-	D-
La Trocha, PR	D-	D-	D-
Orocovis, PR	F	F	F
Vega Baja, PR	D	D	D-
Barceloneta, PR	D-	D-	D-
Corozal, PR	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ciales is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cherry Hill, NJ	B+	A	A
Baker, LA	D	D-	D-
Westbury, NY	D+	C-	C-
Batavia, NY	B	C+	C+
Bayou Cane, LA	D	D	D
West Plains, MO	D	D-	D-
Beacon, NY	C	D+	D+
West Mifflin, PA	D+	D	D
Palmer, AK	B+	C-	C-
Alexandria, KY	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Ciales is as safe as 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 Ciales, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Ciales schools on SchoolGrade

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