Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
19.58 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
29th
of 138 countries
All-time high
47.27 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2005
All-time low
15.2 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
Years of data
17
2005–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic, 2005–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate by sex of the victim in 2023.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic peaked at 47.27 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.2 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 29th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.27 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 42.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 40.98 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 46.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 45.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 46.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 45.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.12 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 31.55 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 27.49 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 17.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 16.24 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 18.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 22.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 40.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 47.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 46.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 20.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Uruguay 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Nicaragua 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Guadeloupe 16.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Iraq 15.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Dominican Republic was 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 47.27 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.