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Central America and the Caribbean > Dominican Republic > Crime

DOMINICAN CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Acquitted 27 [27th of 49]
Convicted 50 [50th of 56]
Death penalty > Abolition date 57 [57th of 64]
Illicit drugs
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions; significant amphetamine consumption
Jails 31 [31st of 62]
Prisoners 55 prisoners [55th of 164]
Prisoners > Female 88% [88th of 134]
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 45% [45th of 86]
Prisoners > Per capita 57 per 100,000 people [57th of 164]
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 3% [3rd of 143]
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 19% [19th of 128]
Sentence Length 11 [11th of 34]
United States extradition treaties > Citation
36 Stat. 2468; TS 550; 7 Bevans 200
United States extradition treaties > Date signed June 19, 1909
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force August 2, 1910

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SOURCES: Total acquitted in criminal courts. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Amnesty International; Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. ; Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held. Different reporting practices mean that that statistics, whilst broadly correct, are not exact. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reporst that a further 110,284 juveniles were held in custodial institutions at October 2000 and a further 1,912 in 'jails in Indian country' at 30.6.2001.; Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.; Prisoners who are foreign nationals, expressed as a percentage share of total prison population. Data for 2003.; Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.; The percentage of the prison population that is being held pre-trial / on remand. Data for 2003.; The percentage of the offical prison capacity filled. This is obtained by comparing the number of prisoners in a nation to the offical capacity of the nation's prison system. Data for 2003.; Total sentence length;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.

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