Territory Criminal Justice Profile

Puerto Rico

BJA Investments

In Fiscal Year 2014, BJA provided more than $3 million* in state and local funds to Puerto Rico.

Justice Assistance Grant Program—State Formula $2,736,889
Other Direct Discretionary Funds $796,744

Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance
*This amount does not include funding for national training and technical assistance programs that benefit all states and territories.

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Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula

Grantee Name GMS Project Period Project Title GMS Award Amount
Puerto Rico Department of Justice 10/01/2013 – 09/30/2017 FY 2014 JAG Program $2,736,889

Other Direct Discretionary Funds

Grantee Name GMS Project Period Project Title GMS Award Amount
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 10/01/2013 – 09/30/2017 Puerto Rico FY 2014 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program $84,317
Puerto Rico Department of Justice 10/01/2014 – 09/30/2015 Puerto Rico FY 2014 John R. Justice Program $32,331
Puerto Rico Department of Justice 10/01/2014 – 09/30/2015 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reallocation of Funds $160,399
Puerto Rico Department of Justice 08/01/2012 – 07/31/2015 Puerto Rico Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Substantial Implementation—Phase 4 $320,797
Puerto Rico Office of Court Administration 10/01/2014 – 09/30/2017 Puerto Rico Office of Court Administration Statewide Enhancement Project $198,900

Law Enforcement Agencies and Officers

The Puerto Rico Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has 14,629 sworn officers.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report (2013)

Officer Fatalities and Assaults

Between 2004 and 2013, 19 officers were feloniously killed (0 in 2011) and no officers were accidentally killed in the line of duty.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Crime Trends

According to the FBI Annual Report, nationwide violent crime in 2013 decreased more than 4% from the 2012 estimates. Below are the current crime trends for Puerto Rico:

Crime 2012 2013 %
Violent Crime 10,041 9,328 -7.1
Murder and Manslaughter 978 883 -9.7
Forcible Rape 32 60 N/A
Robbery 6,298 6,016 -4.5
Aggravated Assault 2,733 2,395 -12.4
Property Crime 51,679 48,851 -5.5
Burglary 15,287 13,961 -8.7
Larceny-Theft 30,545 29,360 -3.9
Motor Vehicle Theft 5,847 5,530 -5.4
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Regional Informations Sharing Systems® (RISS)

The Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC), a RISS Center, serves Puerto Rico. There are 11 Puerto Rico criminal justice agencies that are members of ROCIC.
Source: Regional Information Sharing Systems

Seal of Puerto Rico
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State Administering Agency (SAA)

Puerto Rico Department of Justice Cesar R. Miranda, Secretary
http://www.justicia.pr.gov/

Population

Total Population: 3,615,086
Population Under 18: 814,068
Population Over 65: 599,667

Source: U.S. Census (2013 est.)

State Investigative Agency

Puerto Rico Department of Justice Cesar R. Miranda, Secretary

U.S. Attorneys’ Office

Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez—District of Puerto Rico, San Juan

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

Homeland Security Agency

La Fortaleza Miguel Rios-Torres, Homeland Security Advisor

Drug Courts and Corrections

Drug Courts: 13
Source: National Drug Court Resource Center
Total Prisoners: 12,327
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (2014)