Mass arrests over Halloween weekend

The police announced that 779 people were arrested and more than a hundred police officers were injured during the Halloween festivities, which took place from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1, 2026. According to the report from the uniformed services, two murders were committed: the first occurred at 12:08 a.m. on Modesto Vélez Street in Santa Isabel, where an unidentified man was found dead from a gunshot wound; the second occurred at 10:05 p.m. at the intersection of Campos and Caracas streets near the La Otra Esquina business in the Bélgica district of Ponce. Two fatal accidents also took place: the first on Friday morning, around 2:49 a.m. on the PR-30 road in Caguas; the driver, identified as 18-year-old Gurabo resident Yamila Monserrate Flores, died after her car struck a steel barrier. The second fatal accident occurred Sunday morning in the Parcelas Macana in Guayanilla; 32-year-old local resident Ashley Cristal Arroyo Maldonado died when her vehicle struck a concrete fence.

Two suicides were reported: one on Friday in the Los Pérez sector of the Valenciano Arriba neighborhood in Juncos, where 47-year-old Josué Dávila Dones died. The second suicide took place on Sunday in the Polvorín barrier in Manatí, where an unidentified 58-year-old woman was found lifeless in her home.

Three people were also wounded by gunfire: one in Isla Verde at 5:16 a.m.; another in Santa Isabel at 6:20 a.m.; and the third in Aguas Buenas at 12:40 p.m. on Sunday.

Cumulative Statistics

In 2026, there has been a total of 365 murders recorded so far, compared to 383 at the same time the previous year, a reduction of 18 cases. For fatal accidents, the number has risen to 198 this year compared to the 220 incidents reported for the corresponding period in 2025.