How safe is Dominican Republic?
The Dominican Republic sits in the middle of the Americas range — 10.92 intentional homicides per 100,000 (2023, UNODC via World Bank). The US and Canada flag crime; the UK issues no nationwide warning. Comparable to Panama on the crime statistic.
Where buyers go
The Dominican corridors buyers move to, each paired with a US city at a comparable FBI-sourced rate. Provincial figures are 2018 — the latest verbatim per-province series.
Verbatim 6.64/100k (2018) — among the lowest provincial rates in the country. 2018 is the latest verbatim per-province series.
A US state-capital at the same rate. DR figure is 2018.
Verbatim 17.15/100k (2018) — among the five highest provincial rates that year. Treat as indicative, not current.
A US city at a similar rate. DR figure is 2018.
1 of 2 regions earn a C or higher — Puerto Plata / Sosúa · 2018 leads at 79.2; Punta Cana · La Altagracia · 2018 drags the country average at 53.8.
The Dominican Republic sits in the middle of the Americas range — 10.92 intentional homicides per 100,000 (2023, UNODC via World Bank). The US and Canada flag crime; the UK issues no nationwide warning. Comparable to Panama on the crime statistic.
Each bar = number of regions at that grade. Where you live in Dominican Republic matters more than the country average.
10.92 intentional homicides per 100,000 people (2023) — UNODC data via the World Bank Intentional Homicide indicator (VC.IHR.PSRC.P5).
Exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to crime..
Exercise a high degree of caution in the Dominican Republic due to crime..
No nationwide advisory against travel at the fetch date; standard general travel advice only..
What a D+ means here
The UNODC-derived homicide rate (10.92 per 100,000, 2023) reads as a D+, comparable to Panama, while the UK issues no nationwide warning and the US and Canada flag crime at their middle level. The composite holds the gap rather than averaging it away; tourist-zone risk differs from the national figure.
The Safety Score does not average disagreement away. Where the homicide data and the advisories pull in different directions, the composite holds the tension and the editor’s note explains it — because the honest answer for Dominican Republic is that the neighbourhood you buy in matters more than the national grade.
Markets that score within range of Panama on the composite.
Fixed reference points so the grade is legible to a North-American reader.
One market read, one process explainer, one number to know.
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