6Cayey

Cayey, Puerto Rico: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in Puerto Rico · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 78 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 7,380 per 100,000 people (12 months to August 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico (12 months to August 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter	5	12	16.1
Sexual offences
Rape	8	19.2	15.2
Fondling	8	19.2	23.1
Statutory rape	0	0	1.9
Violence
Aggravated assault	44	105.6	153.3
Simple assault	68	163.3	262.6
Intimidation	40	96	171.5
Threats that put someone in fear of bodily harm, without a weapon or an attack.
Kidnapping and abduction	1	2.4	5.8
Robbery
Robbery	18	43.2	37.3
Theft and burglary
Burglary	20	48	87.8
Pickpocketing	1	2.4	2.5
Purse snatching	3	7.2	1.2
Shoplifting	33	79.2	57.1
Theft from a building	10	24	54.1
Theft from coin-operated machines	0	0	1.2
Theft from a vehicle	40	96	96.6
Theft of vehicle parts	16	38.4	61.1
Other theft	34	81.6	81.4
Motor vehicle theft	32	76.8	50.1
Drugs
Drug offences	16	38.4	88.3
Drug equipment offences	0	0	3.7
Damage and public order
Vandalism and damage to property	100	240.1	321.1
Disorderly conduct	8	19.2	47.9
Trespassing	2	4.8	5.5
Other
Weapons law violations	59	141.6	185.8
Arson	1	2.4	12

Source: Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico, updated 26 October 2026.