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PRESS RELEASE

Statistics Institute releases new version of the Occupied Positions Report

A new programming improves the visualization of the statistics of positions held in the government

A new programming carried out by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics will allow a better visualization of the Occupied Positions (PO) Report in the Government and the ability to compare current information with previous months, among other advantages. For the redesign of this report, free of charge and open source software was used R, so now it is done completely through this program, eliminating manual processes that were previously carried out.

“This new program is an advanced one because it optimizes the efficiency and effectiveness of statistical processes on this topic, improves our ability to monitor government positions with updated information, and allows comparisons to be made with previous years.”, said Dr. Orville M. Disdier, executive director of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics.

The new design, as indicated by Ana Gabriela Jara Castro, manager of statistical projects at the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, includes a monthly report tabulated by agency and type of position, in addition to the time series, with the following information:

1. Number of POs at the end of the reference month, broken down by type of position (career, trust, temporary, irregular, among others) and by type of agency.
2. Monthly change in the number of POs by type of position and by type of entity.
3. Total PO for each government entity.

Jara Castro explained that, within this new format, a table (Table 4) was included that represents entities that have not reported their positions to the Office of the Comptroller for more than six months.

“The inclusion of this new table will allow the accountability process, for positions in government entities, to be a more transparent one, and more accessible to the population. The main objective of this report is to summarize the information of all the agencies represented in the Office of the Comptroller on its website,” said Ana G. Jara Castro, who was primarily responsible for the redesign of the report.

According to the website of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, the statistics presented in the Report on Statistics of Occupied Government Positions, come from the Register of Occupied Positions and Related Information, created under Act No. 103-2006, known as the Puerto Rico Government Tax Reform Act of 2006. This law states that every governmental entity has a duty to certify this information to the Comptroller's Office on a monthly basis. In those cases where the entity has not fulfilled its duty to certify its figures in a timely manner, the Statistics Institute performs a simple statistical attribution of the missing data to complete the statistics. All figures are under constant review and may change in future reports. The January 2021 edition is the most recent edition of this report and reflects that the number of total POs in government has fallen from 275,448 in January 2008 to 150,502 in January 2021. In the same way, “De Carrera” POs have fallen from 218,540 in January 2008 to 109,975 in January 2021. The report can be accessed through the following link: Statistics of Occupied Positions in the Government.

The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute is an autonomous governmental entity tasked with coordinating the government's statistical production service to ensure that the data collection and statistics systems, on which public policies are based, are complete, reliable, and accessible quickly and universally.

For more information you can visit the website: https://estadisticas.pr.gov/. In addition, you can follow the Institute on social networks, through Facebook (@estadisticas .pr), Twitter (@EstadisticasPR) and LinkedIn (Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico) accounts.

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Nearly half of all homicides of women recorded in Puerto Rico between 2021 and August 2026 were femicides.

Of the 128 identified femicides, 119 were classified as intimate or familial, according to updated data from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics.

Of the 263 homicides of women recorded in Puerto Rico between 2021 and August 2026, 128 (48.7%) were classified as femicides. This data is derived from the update to the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics' Femicide Statistics Compilation and Management System.

The update also reveals that 119 of the 128 femicides (93.0%) were classified as intimate or familial. In these cases, the perpetrator was the victim's partner or a family member, according to the system's classification. The portal incorporates data for 2026 and new indicators regarding the annual total of femicides and cases followed by the perpetrator's suicide. Additionally, it presents a new infographic on femicides recorded between 2021 and 2025 and a redesigned interface to facilitate data consultation and understanding. These data reflect that a significant proportion of femicides occur within the context of close relationships, highlighting the importance of examining gender-based violence and its manifestations within intimate partner and family settings.

Mariluz Bezares Salinas, Statistical Project Manager at the Institute of Statistics, stated, "This data reminds us that femicidal violence continues to claim lives in Puerto Rico and that addressing it requires a sustained response. That is why it is important to continue collecting and analyzing information that helps us better understand these cases, identify patterns, and recognize the factors associated with this issue. Continuing our research allows us to seek more effective ways to prevent and respond to these situations."

Additionally, a new infographic has been added to the femicide dashboard. It presents further information on the context of femicides that occurred during the 2021–2025 period, including the profile of the victims and the mechanism of death, among other variables. The infographic also includes sections dedicated to intimate femicides and femicides followed by the perpetrator's suicide, with specific information on the characteristics of these events.

"Continuing to make this data accessible is crucial to raising awareness of the magnitude of this problem and providing authorities and organizations with evidence-based tools that lead us toward the eradication of violence and saving lives," said Dr. Orville M. Disdier, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics.

The platform, featuring the most recent data and resources to facilitate the understanding of femicide statistics, is available on the official website of the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, in the Femicide Statistics Compilation and Management System section at the following link: https://www.estadisticas.pr.gov/productos/portal-del-sistema-de-compilacion-de-datos-de-feminicidios-en-puerto-rico.