is it safe to travel to puerto rico
despite some bad publicity that might suggest otherwise it s generally safe to visit and travel around puerto rico or even take up residence and live comfortably and quietly in many of its residential areas in the suburbs or in its central business districtsost of the crime on the island happens in and around the big metropolitan areas and directly or indirectly related to illegal drug trade official estimates say 60 % of homicides and other crimes that put a blemish on the puerto rico safety record are drug trafficking related