Dominican Republic: crime and justice

What is the homicide rate in the Dominican Republic?

The Dominican Republic recorded 10.9 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023, according to UNODC data published by the World Bank. The rate was 12.4 in 2022.

UNODC compiles the figures from national police and criminal justice data. Intentional homicide means unlawful death inflicted on a person with intent to cause death or serious injury. The citizen security observatory site (observatorioseguridad.gob.do) could not be reached on 15 October 2026, so no more recent national figure was read for this answer.

Official sources: World Bank: intentional homicides, Dominican Republic

What is the homicide rate in the Dominican Republic?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in the Dominican Republic at 10.9 per 100,000 in 2023. Since 2005 it has ranged from 8.7 per 100,000 (2020) to 26.0 per 100,000 (2005). It is 18th highest of 25 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 19.1 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 19th of 79.

How many women are killed in the Dominican Republic?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2023, is 2.4 per 100,000. The peak was 4.7 per 100,000 in 2011 and the low 2.3 per 100,000 in 2020. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 3.4 per 100,000, and the Dominican Republic placed 17th highest of 25. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 23rd highest.

How many men are killed in the Dominican Republic?

In 2023, the homicide rate for men in the Dominican Republic was 19.6 per 100,000, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 47.3 per 100,000; its low point was 2020, at 15.2 per 100,000. Latin America & Caribbean median: 33.1 per 100,000; the Dominican Republic is 19th highest of 25. Of 78 countries with 2023 data, 20th highest.