Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Dominican Republic

Number of intentional homicides in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 1,237 people. Ranked 66 in the world out of 83. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 36.2%.

2023 1,237 people −10.94% vs 2022
World rank 66of 83
Period maximum 2,513 people2011
Period minimum 807 people1992

Trend over time

1991–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Dominican Republic, 1991–202301,0002,0003,0001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 908 people1992: 807 people1993: 930 people1994: 1,005 people1995: 1,007 people1996: 1,032 people1997: 1,038 people1998: 1,121 people1999: 1,066 people2000: 1,210 people2001: 1,095 people2002: 1,279 people2003: 1,902 people2004: 2,239 people2005: 2,394 people2006: 2,144 people2007: 2,111 people2008: 2,394 people2009: 2,375 people2010: 2,474 people2011: 2,513 people2012: 2,268 people2013: 1,978 people2014: 1,810 people2016: 1,616 people2017: 1,216 people2018: 1,068 people2019: 1,026 people2020: 961 people2021: 1,172 people2022: 1,389 people2023: 1,237 people
Change over the period: +329 (+36.23%) Average annual rate: 0.97 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 1,237 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 1,237 −152 −10.94%
2022 1,389 +217 +18.52%
2021 1,172 +211 +21.96%
2020 961 −65 −6.34%
2019 1,026 −42 −3.93%
2018 1,068 −148 −12.17%
2017 1,216 −400 −24.75%
2016 1,616
2014 1,810 −168 −8.49%
2013 1,978 −290 −12.79%
2012 2,268 −245 −9.75%
2011 2,513 +39 +1.58%
2010 2,474 +99 +4.17%
2009 2,375 −19 −0.79%
2008 2,394 +283 +13.41%
2007 2,111 −33 −1.54%
2006 2,144 −250 −10.44%
2005 2,394 +155 +6.92%
2004 2,239 +337 +17.72%
2003 1,902 +623 +48.71%
2002 1,279 +184 +16.8%
2001 1,095 −115 −9.5%
2000 1,210 +144 +13.51%
1999 1,066 −55 −4.91%
1998 1,121 +83 +8%
1997 1,038 +6 +0.58%
1996 1,032 +25 +2.48%
1995 1,007 +2 +0.2%
1994 1,005 +75 +8.06%
1993 930 +123 +15.24%
1992 807 −101 −11.12%
1991 908

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.