Luquillo, PR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.45 million

Cost of Crime™ for Luquillo, PR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,436 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Luquillo with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Luquillo against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Luquillo sits in the 8th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 8% of cities and behind 92%. The grade covers only Luquillo's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Luquillo is 7.365 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 90 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 178 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Luquillo, PR report the most violent crime, about 30 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Luquillo, PR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Luquillo is projected at $8,450,565 for 2025, about $535 per resident and $1,436 per household. That equals 3.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Luquillo Compared to Other Cities?

Luquillo, PR:	$535
San Juan, PR:	$745
Los Panes, PR:	$387
Puerto Rico:	$568
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $535 per resident each year in Luquillo, which is $277 more than the national average and $33 less than Puerto Rico's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Luquillo:

In San Juan, PR, crime costs $745 per person, which is $210 more than in Luquillo.
In Los Panes, PR, crime costs $387 per person, which is $148 less than in Luquillo

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Luquillo, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Luquillo	Cost per Luquillo Resident
Murder	$4.77 million	$302
Rape/Sexual Assault	$736,682	$47
Robbery	$327,979	$21
Assault	$2.62 million	$166
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$8,450,565	$535

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Luquillo, PR

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Luquillo totals $35,902,519 ($2,275 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $44,353,084 ($2,810 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Luquillo, PR, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Luquillo Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Luquillo residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.774
Robbery	0.6606
Rape	0.7698
Murder	0.1608
Total Violent Crime	7.365 (D-)

Individual Luquillo Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Palmer, PR	D-	D	F
Puerto Real, PR	F	F	F
Fajardo, PR	F	F	F
Ceiba, PR	D-	D-	F
Rio Grande, PR	D-	D-	D-
Duque, PR	F	F	F
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, PR	F	F	F
Rio Blanco, PR	D-	D-	F
Naguabo, PR	D-	D	F
Loiza, PR	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Luquillo is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Sayville, NY	B	A-	A-
Edgewater, NJ	D+	C	C
Eggertsville, NY	C+	C-	C-
El Campo, TX	D	C-	C-
El Dorado, KS	D-	D	D
El Reno, OK	D	D	D
Ellenton, FL	B+	B+	B+
Galax, VA	C-	C	C
Glens Falls, NY	B-	C	C
Glenwood Springs, CO	F	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Luquillo is as safe as the Puerto Rico state average and less safe than the national average.

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