In 2021, 80 women and girls were killed on account of their gender in the Caribbean country. Of them, 80 percent were murdered by their partner or ex-partner, while another four percent of the femicides were committed by a relative. Furthermore, Santiago and Santo Domingo ranked as the provinces where the largest number of such crimes were recorded, with a total of 11 femicides each in 2021.
Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator
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Observatorio Político Dominicano. (November 17, 2022). Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. "Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. (2022). Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. "Distribution of Femicide Victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by Type of Perpetrator." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano, Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by type of perpetrator [Graph], Observatorio Político Dominicano, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294696/femicide-victims-by-relationship-dominican-republic/