The number of homicides in the Dominican Republic has decreased in the past decade and, for the first time since 2014, in 2020 the Caribbean country recorded less than 1,000 victims of homicide, at exactly 961 reported deaths. Nevertheless, 2022 and 2023 recorded a considerably increase, with 1,389 and 1,237 homicides, respectively. The province of Santo Domingo registered the highest number of murders in recent years.
Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023
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Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic). (May 28, 2024). Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/
Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic). "Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023." Chart. May 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/
Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic). (2024). Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/
Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic). "Number of Homicide Victims in The Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/
Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic), Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of homicide victims in the Dominican Republic from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Observatorio de Seguridad Ciudadana (Dominican Republic), May 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312508/number-of-homicides-in-the-dominican-republic/
