Ponce Municipio, PR Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$90.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ponce Municipio, PR

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,612 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ponce Municipio 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Ponce Municipio against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Ponce Municipio sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of counties and behind 95%. The grade covers only Ponce Municipio's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Ponce Municipio is 8.792 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 75 in the central areas to 1 in 141 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Ponce Municipio, PR report the most violent crime, about 221 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 76 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ponce Municipio, PR

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ponce Municipio is projected at $90,505,477 for 2025, about $642 per resident and $1,612 per household. That equals 4.4% 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): 38.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ponce Municipio Compared to Other Counties?

Ponce Municipio, PR:	$642
San Juan Municipio, PR:	$737
Carolina Municipio, PR:	$587
Puerto Rico:	$568
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $642 per resident each year in Ponce Municipio, which is $383 more than the national average and $74 more than Puerto Rico's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Ponce Municipio:

In San Juan Municipio, PR, crime costs $737 per person, which is $96 more than in Ponce Municipio.
In Carolina Municipio, PR, crime costs $587 per person, which is $54 less than in Ponce Municipio

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Ponce Municipio	Cost per Ponce Municipio Resident
Murder	$52.7 million	$374
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.86 million	$34
Robbery	$4.95 million	$35
Assault	$28.0 million	$198
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$90,505,477	$642

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ponce Municipio, 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 Ponce Municipio totals $381,621,008 ($2,705 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $472,126,485 ($3,347 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ponce Municipio, 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 county 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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Ponce Municipio Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.908
Robbery	1.117
Rape	0.5685
Murder	0.1988
Total Violent Crime	8.792 (F)

Individual Ponce Municipio Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Ponce Municipio is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ponce Municipio.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Penuelas Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-
Juana Diaz Municipio, PR	D-	D-	F
Villalba Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-
Guayanilla Municipio, PR	D	D-	D-
Adjuntas Municipio, PR	D-	D-	F
Jayuya Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-
Santa Isabel Municipio, PR	F	F	F
Yauco Municipio, PR	F	D-	F
Coamo Municipio, PR	F	F	F
Utuado Municipio, PR	D-	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Ponce Municipio is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. 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
Tazewell County, IL	A+	A+	A+
Hunterdon County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Berkshire County, MA	B+	C-	C-
Wood County, OH	A-	B+	B+
Wichita County, TX	C-	C-	C-
Washington County, WI	A+	A+	A+
Washington County, TN	C	D+	D+
Washington County, RI	A+	A+	A+
Warren County, KY	B+	A	A
Marathon County, WI	A	B+	B+

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

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