The number of homicides In the Dominican Republic, it exceeds 1,000 cases since 2009, with the exception of pandemic 2020. In 2023, 1,237 were produced homicides in the country, according to the data offered by the National Statistics Office (ONE) in a recent yearbook.
Since 2009, the figure has been progressively declining, reaching its lowest point in 2020, when 957 cases were recorded. However, after the pandemic The numbers increased again, reaching 1,389 homicides in 2022. The latest data offered by the ONE indicate that last year, that is, 2023, there was a decrease in homicidesHowever, it is still a high figure: 1,237.
Homicides by age and sex
In the case of the menthe ages with the most cases of homicides intentional are: 20 to 24 years old, 25 to 29, and 30 to 34; with 12.9%, 16.6% and 13%, respectively.
On the other hand, the women are “much more peaceful.” In the same age groups mentioned above, they register percentages of 2.3%, 1.5% and 1.5%, respectively.
Victims by nationality
Most of the homicides intentional incidents that occurred in 2023 had as victims national Dominicans, with 85.5%. On the other hand, the Haitians were victims in 13.7% of the cases. The remaining 0.8% were Venezuelans, Americans, Puerto Ricans, Germans, Canadians, Cubans and Chinese.
The most commonly used method of homicide was firearmin 59.4% of cases. The knives Sharp objects were used in 29.3% of cases and more blunt objects in the remaining 6.8%.
Intentional homicide, according to province
Depending on the geographical area of ​​the country, violence is more or less noticeable. province with more incidence of homicides was Dajabonwhich marked a rate of 23.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. After this province Border areas, the most violent were San José de Ocoa, with a rate of 19, and Peravia, with 18.9 points.
On the other hand, the most peaceful provinces were Santiago Rodriguez (5.3), Sanchez Ramirez (6.6) and Azua (8.1).
