What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Puerto Rico and United States?

0.16 per 100,000 female, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs United States: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)

Puerto Rico

2.39 per 100,000 female

in 2023

United States

2.55 per 100,000 female

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

38th

United States rank

36th

Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) over time

Puerto Rico
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.55 per 100,000 female against 2.39 per 100,000 female in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.16 per 100,000 female.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.08 per 100,000 female	3.57 per 100,000 female	0.5126 per 100,000 female	Puerto Rico
2000s	3.12 per 100,000 female	2.52 per 100,000 female	0.603 per 100,000 female	Puerto Rico
2010s	3 per 100,000 female	2.11 per 100,000 female	0.8831 per 100,000 female	Puerto Rico
2020s	2.62 per 100,000 female	2.74 per 100,000 female	0.1162 per 100,000 female	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher intentional homicides, female, Puerto Rico or United States?: United States, at 2.55 per 100,000 female against 2.39 per 100,000 female in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in intentional homicides, female between Puerto Rico and United States?: 0.16 per 100,000 female, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for intentional homicides, female?: Puerto Rico ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female)
Unit: per 100,000 female
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 145 places, 2,790 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.