In 2021, 80 women and girls were killed on account of their gender in the Caribbean country, most of them murdered by their partner or ex-partner. The northern province of Santiago and the capital Santo Domingo recorded the largest number of femicides, a total of 11 each. Furthermore, no femicide was documented in eight provinces.
Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province
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Observatorio Político Dominicano. (November 17, 2022). Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. "Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. (2022). Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano. "Number of Femicide Victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/
Observatorio Político Dominicano, Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of femicide victims in Dominican Republic in 2021, by province [Graph], Observatorio Político Dominicano, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294710/femicide-victims-by-region-dominican-republic/