Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.3727 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic, 2012–2023
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 0.3727 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2023.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.99 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2529 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 2.99 homicides per 100,000 population | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3686 homicides per 100,000 population | -62.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5474 homicides per 100,000 population | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2529 homicides per 100,000 population | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3401 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3727 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3686 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3783 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2529 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5474 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 9 Russia 0.5059 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Tanzania 0.4359 homicides per 100,000 population
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4097 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Mongolia 0.2885 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 North Macedonia 0.2235 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Slovakia 0.2227 homicides per 100,000 population compare
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- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Dominican Republic was 0.3727 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2529 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.