Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic · Latin America & Caribbean
The safety picture
A plain-language read of the sourced figures belowWe do not hold a vetted homicide rate for Santo Domingo, and with that input missing we do not compute a composite score, so there is no single number to read here.
What we do have is a recorded robbery rate of 195 per 100,000. That figure covers the wider state rather than the city, we calculated it ourselves from a raw count and a population, and police data records only reported incidents, so treat it as an upper-bound estimate that still understates the true frequency. On advisories the governments we track split: the UK keeps the Dominican Republic at its lowest level, while the US, Canada, and Australia each raise it to increased caution. Every advisory that covers the country also flags pickpocketing and scams directed at visitors. In a national survey, 39.6% of people said they feel safe walking alone after dark, a result for the whole country rather than the capital.
Safety dimensions
Larger area = more concernHomicide / general violence
No vetted homicide figure for Santo Domingo yet.
Robbery (police-recorded)
Primary source: Policía Nacional / Ministerio de Interior y Policía — Denuncias de robo (asalto/atraco)
Travel advisories
Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Dominican Republic Travel Advisory
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Dominican Republic Travel Advice and Advisories
Primary source: UK FCDO — Dominican Republic travel advice
Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Dominican Republic travel advice
Perceived safety
How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.Primary source: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)
Tourist-specific incidents
How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Dominican Republic travel advice (Safety and security)
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Dominican Republic travel advice (Safety and security)