Dominican Republic: crime, homicide rate and trend

Questions about crime in Dominican Republic

Is Dominican Republic safe?

Dominican Republic: 10.9 homicides per 100,000 people (2023). 5th lowest rate of 16 in the Caribbean. World median: 3.8 per 100,000. Safety 2 out of 10 compared with the world.

What is the murder rate in Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic: 10.9 homicides per 100,000 people (2023). Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.

Is crime going up in Dominican Republic?

The homicide rate is down 44% since 2013: from 19.4 per 100,000 people in 2013 to 10.9 in 2023.

Which places in Dominican Republic have the least crime?

Lowest crime among the 32 regions compared: Santiago Rodríguez (10/10), Monte Cristi (10/10), Elías Piña (10/10). The lists on this page rank them all.

Which places in Dominican Republic have the most crime?

Highest crime among the 32 regions compared: Distrito Nacional (1/10), La Altagracia (1/10), Santo Domingo (1/10). The lists on this page rank them all.

Lowest crime places in Dominican Republic

1. Santiago Rodríguez 10/10
2. Monte Cristi 10/10
3. Elías Piña 10/10
4. Pedernales 10/10
5. Independencia 9/10
6. Barahona 9/10
7. Dajabón 9/10
8. Sánchez Ramírez 8/10
9. Azua 8/10
10. Hermanas Mirabal 8/10

Ranked by crime per 100,000 people among the 32 regions compared, with each place's Safety score (1 to 10, 10 = lowest crime).

Highest crime places in Dominican Republic

1. Distrito Nacional 1/10
2. La Altagracia 1/10
3. Santo Domingo 1/10
4. San Cristóbal 2/10
5. Duarte 2/10
6. La Romana 2/10
7. Monseñor Nouel 3/10
8. San Pedro de Macorís 3/10
9. El Seibo 3/10
10. San José de Ocoa 4/10

Ranked by crime per 100,000 people among the 32 regions compared, with each place's Safety score (1 to 10, 10 = lowest crime).

Places in Dominican Republic

• Azua 8/10
• Baoruco 7/10
• Barahona 9/10
• Dajabón 9/10
• Distrito Nacional 1/10
• Duarte 2/10
• El Seibo 3/10
• Elías Piña 10/10
• Espaillat 7/10
• Hato Mayor 6/10
• Hermanas Mirabal 8/10
• Independencia 9/10
• La Altagracia 1/10
• La Romana 2/10
• La Vega 7/10
• María Trinidad Sánchez 5/10
• Monseñor Nouel 3/10
• Monte Cristi 10/10
• Monte Plata 5/10
• Pedernales 10/10
• Peravia 5/10
• Puerto Plata 6/10
• Samaná 4/10
• San Cristóbal 2/10
• San José de Ocoa 4/10
• San Juan 6/10
• San Pedro de Macorís 3/10
• Sánchez Ramírez 8/10
• Santiago 4/10
• Santiago Rodríguez 10/10
• Santo Domingo 1/10
• Valverde 6/10

Homicides per 100,000 people by year