Institute of Statistics facilitates workshop at professional journalism training series
Activities
27 August 2026
On Friday, August 7, staff from the Institute of Statistics held a workshop as part of the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo professional training series. Focusing on how to identify data related to the Puerto Rican diaspora, Dr. Ronald Hernández Maldonado, Lanselotte Oliveras Vega and Alberto L. Velázquez Estrada shared information on available sources and tools. Specifically, the session covered topics such as census data sources and their differences, community vulnerability estimates, custom tabulations using the U.S. Census Bureau's MDAT tool, and the cost-of-living index and its calculator for metropolitan areas in Puerto Rico and the United States.
To recognize the great contribution of statistics to the quality of life of all, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics organized the First Symposium on Statistics of Gender-based Violence in Puerto Rico, held on May 5, 2023. This Symposium provided a space that allowed us to deepen empirical evidence and provide key information that contributes to the prevention and eradication of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico.
The Initiative:
We worked from a health and statistical perspective, which validated the importance of continuing to provide data and statistics that allow us to continue designing strategies that help the economic and social development of Puerto Rico, and to build a healthy society both physically and mentally.
Forum “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis” On May 12, 2025, the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics held the forum entitled “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis”, an event that brought together renowned experts from various disciplines to analyze, based on data, the multiple expressions of violence currently faced by Puerto Rico. The main objective of the meeting, held in Carolina, was to promote an informed dialogue that contributes to the understanding and prevention of violence in all its forms. The forum program included presentations on topics such as armed violence, drug trafficking, intimate partner violence, feminicide, education, social inequality and suicide. Each paper was supported by rigorous statistical evidence, as well as proposals aimed at strengthening public policies aimed at preventing these social problems.
The initiative: The forum “From Violence to Dialogue: Understanding and Preventing the Social Crisis” focused on the importance of creating a space in which the context of current violence in Puerto Rico was addressed, where the intersection of various types of violence requires a comprehensive and evidence-based analysis. This multidisciplinary meeting not only allowed us to examine the different manifestations of violence, but it also established an important precedent in the use of statistical data for the development of public prevention policies. The participation of experts in different fields contributed to a deeper understanding of the magnitude of violence and the social challenges faced by Puerto Rico for the development of effective strategies that promote a safer and more equitable society.
Special Guest Presentations:
Raúl Figueroa Rodríguez, A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention in Puerto Rico
Dr. Eduardo J. Zavala-Mendoza, Structural Violence and Psychoactive Substances in Puerto Rico
Dr. Rafael A. Boglio Martínez, Firearms, Violence and Gender
Captain Aymée Alvarado Cardona and Myribel Santiago Torres, MPH, NPPR-Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico, 2014-2024
Prosecutor Laura Hernández Gutierrez, Strangulation Protocol
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics
Dr. Diego E Zavala, Context of Violent Deaths in Puerto Rico Using the Typology of Violence in OMS.pdf
Mariluz Bezares Salinas, Beyond the Visible Tertiary Deaths Due to Intimate Partner Violence in Puerto Rico
Exploring Economic and Social Reality: Statistics and Their Impact
The collaborative activity, between the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics and the United States Census Bureau, took place on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the Criollo Center for Caribbean Science and Technology (C3Tec). The purpose of the conference was to clarify various sources and statistics available to the public. As part of the mission of both entities, to provide statistical information on the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, two sections were organized aimed at the audience of the government, private sector, academia and researchers, as well as the general public.
The Initiative:
The conference focused on economic and social indicators for the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, covering multiple specific indicators and showing participants the tools or sources to access them. Among the topics presented were the following: Building Permit Survey, Quarterly Workforce Indicators, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder, Puerto Rico Profile webpage, Migration and Workforce Structure and the Cost of Living Index (COLI). At the end of the conference, the diverse information shared was reviewed and related questions and doubts were addressed, in order to guide participants to explore economic and social aspects of Puerto Rico using the available statistics.
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