Homicides in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Homicides was 1,237 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Dominican Republic, 1991–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides in Dominican Republic stood at 1,237 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,513 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 807 homicides, in 1992.
That places Dominican Republic 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 990.44 homicides | 807 homicides | 1,121 homicides | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,914 homicides | 1,095 homicides | 2,394 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,774 homicides | 1,026 homicides | 2,513 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,190 homicides | 961 homicides | 1,389 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,240 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.735 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.901 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.876 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.735 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.475 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Dominican Republic?
- Homicides in Dominican Republic was 1,237 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,513 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 807 homicides in 1992.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for homicides?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.