Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 1,237 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,237
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,513
in 2011
All-time low
807
in 1992
Years of data
32
1991–2023
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic, 1991–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1,237 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,513 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 807, in 1992.
Dominican Republic ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 908 | — |
| 1992 | 807 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 930 | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 1,005 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1,007 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,032 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,038 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,121 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1,066 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 1,210 | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 1,095 | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 1,279 | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 1,902 | +48.7% |
| 2004 | 2,239 | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 2,394 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2,144 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 2,111 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,394 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 2,375 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,474 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2,513 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,268 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 1,978 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1,810 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,616 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 1,216 | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 1,068 | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 1,026 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 961 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,172 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 1,389 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 1,237 | -10.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1,237 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1,237 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 990.44 | 807 | 1,121 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,914 | 1,095 | 2,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,774 | 1,026 | 2,513 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,190 | 961 | 1,389 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Dominican Republic was 1,237 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,513 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 807 in 1992.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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