Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Dominican Republic & United States and Crime Stats: compare key data on Dominican Republic & United States compared Crime

STAT Dominican Republic United States HISTORY
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 77.5
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than United States 		65.22
Ranked 44th.
Crime levels 73.75
Ranked 5th. 32% more than United States 		55.84
Ranked 30th.
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 0.3%
Ranked 27th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Dominican Republic
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 17th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Dominican Republic
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 32.89
Ranked 7th. 1% more than United States 		32.55
Ranked 31st.
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,966
Ranked 22nd. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Dominican Republic
Murder rate 22 5
Police officers 303.5
Ranked 16th. 25% more than United States 		243.6
Ranked 27th.
Robberies 556.4
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States 		146.4
Ranked 10th.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 5.1
Ranked 95th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Dominican Republic
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 25
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than United States 		4.7
Ranked 7th.
Violent crime > Murder rate 2,513
Ranked 6th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 247.64
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States 		42.01
Ranked 43th.
Violent crime > Murders 2,513
Ranked 6th. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Violent crime > Murders per million people 247.64
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United States 		42.01
Ranked 43th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 22.37
Ranked 14th. 		41.84
Ranked 60th. 87% more than Dominican Republic
Murders > Per 100,000 people 24.2
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States 		5.9
Ranked 63th.
Prisoners 13,836 prisoners
Ranked 60th. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 146 times more than Dominican Republic
Assaults 155.1
Ranked 24th. 		786.7
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence 30 years None
Auto theft 30.6
Ranked 45th. 		390.2
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Dominican Republic
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 78.75
Ranked 4th. 4% more than United States 		75.54
Ranked 10th.
Murders > WHO 16.8
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than United States 		5.6
Ranked 88th.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 58.75
Ranked 14th. 		75.24
Ranked 57th. 28% more than Dominican Republic
Prisoners > Per capita 157 per 100,000 people
Ranked 57th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 66.25
Ranked 4th. 57% more than United States 		42.08
Ranked 43th.
Software piracy rate 79%
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 80
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than United States 		57.93
Ranked 28th.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 72.5
Ranked 4th. 17% more than United States 		61.82
Ranked 19th.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 88.89
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States 		42.45
Ranked 69th.
Sentence Length 48
Ranked 24th. 66% more than United States 		29
Ranked 30th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Varies, depending on sentence 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 61.11
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than United States 		44.84
Ranked 33th.
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 66.25
Ranked 5th. 47% more than United States 		45.01
Ranked 47th.
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 world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean), Colombian heroin, and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Serious assaults 5.9
Ranked 40th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Dominican Republic
Prisoners per 1000 1.55 prisoners
Ranked 57th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Dominican Republic
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No life imprisonment sentence Varies by state
Judges 5.9%
Ranked 33th. 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd. 83% more than Dominican Republic
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 58.75
Ranked 6th. 21% more than United States 		48.52
Ranked 39th.
Prisoners > Female 3.1%
Ranked 90th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 13\u201315 : max. 5 years' imprisonment 16\u201317 : max. 8 years' imprisonment Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment No Yes
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 62.5
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United States 		59.02
Ranked 33th.
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence No Yes
Prosecutors 2.2%
Ranked 40th. 		8.8%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 51.25
Ranked 5th. 22% more than United States 		42.04
Ranked 45th.
Prison staff 9.4%
Ranked 51st. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Dominican Republic
Jails 32
Ranked 47th. 		1,558
Ranked 6th. 49 times more than Dominican Republic
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 5.2%
Ranked 45th. 10 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 175.3%
Ranked 19th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Jails per million 3.58
Ranked 44th. 		5.42
Ranked 24th. 51% more than Dominican Republic
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 79.8%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.

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