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Table 11

PUERTO RICO AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by State, Tribal, and Other Agencies, 2015

Agency Unit/Office Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition)1 		Rape
(legacy
definition)2 		Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson3
Puerto Rico 7,836 584 165 4,122 2,965 38,721 9,427 25,165 4,129
U.S. Virgin Islands: St. Croix 291 23 19 77 172 932 440 403 89 49
St. Thomas 608 23 32 77 476 1,189 456 639 94 72
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.