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Puerto Rico's murder rate dropped somewhat from the 1990s into the 2000s, yet violent crime remained significantly higher not just at a regional but also on an international scale. In the mid-2000s, the territory's troubles ranked it sixth worldwide in murders per capita. [2] In 2006, a total of 736 individuals were murdered in Puerto Rico. [3]
A warning sign reading "Danger, No Swimming" under a red flag, indicating unsafe swimming conditions, are seen on the beach as waves crash onto the shore in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on August 13 ...
A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 80% of celebratory gunfire-related injuries in Puerto Rico, on New Year's Eve 2003 were to the head, feet, and shoulders. [17] In Puerto Rico, about seven people have died from celebratory gunfire on New Year's Eve in the last 20 years.
The start of the "Drug Wars" in Puerto Rico was in 2009 in a conflict between Police and drug dealers which police wounded and killed two men. This occurred in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, the place where the drug dealers distributed their drugs to many places in Puerto Rico. In the house they found AK-47, M9 pistols and the drugs.
About 25% of Puerto Rico remains in the dark after a massive power outage, fueling frustration over fragile infrastructure. Veronica Calderon, CNN en Español. January 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM.
A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.3 million people in the dark as they were preparing to celebrate New Year’s. The outage hit the US territory at dawn ...
Numerous heat warnings, watches and advisories have been issued by the National Weather Service in Puerto Rico, where the electricity grid remains unstable in the wake of the destruction left ...
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. [5] August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.