I read this report today and would be interested to read other's views. How bad is it in Santo Domingo right now with regards to muggings/assualts etc?
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Violence is a major issue
Unless you find yourself in some unseemly barrio like Capitillo or Cristo Rey or go around flashing lots of cash and jewelry, you will have nothing to worry about.
I've been to Lima Peru, Santiago Chile and Sao Paulo Brazil. Each has some very dangerous areas. A wise person avoids them. And, as was said before, if you don't go around like a walking advert to be robbed, you should have no real problems. Haven't been there yet, but I can't imagine Santo Domingo is any more risky than the cities I've mentioned. Anywhere there is poverty, there is crime.
The report was given in DR1.com. From comments made by my wife's family it would appear that the number of assults and muggings is rising and the report suggested this too - is this the norm up to the Christmas break go do you think generally Santo Domingo is becoming more dangerous?
It is pretty much the norm for an increase of crime in the DR during the Christmas break.
Crime and violence is up all over the world. IMHO it is because of increased job loss which increases drinking and drug use.
In general SD would be more dangerous caused by the drug sales and use increase.
Would I be afraid in SD? No but my guard would be up more than in the past.
Crime and violence is up all over the world. IMHO it is because of increased job loss which increases drinking and drug use.
In general SD would be more dangerous caused by the drug sales and use increase.
Would I be afraid in SD? No but my guard would be up more than in the past.
My uncle lives in Arroyo Hondo SD, last night two thieves broke one of the windows of his safe house. The fence all around the house is seven feet high with metal fences in all the windows. Today he is in the hospital as the thieves stabbed and tied him.
JJ
What a bad way to start the new year. Sorry to hear that and hope he gets well soon.
-NALs
Statistical evidence from the National Police has been showing a steady decrease of crime, albeit as has been stated above, during the holidays there is always a spike.
In addition to that, Mercer, a company that many multinational corporations consult with due to their lifestyle studies for cities around the world, in a recent study for the Americas stated:
"In terms of personal safety, Canadian cities again perform best with Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver all ranked jointly at 22. In the US, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Lexington, San Francisco and Winston-Salem all share rank 53. Elsewhere in the region, Santo Domingo has the highest ranking at 92 followed by Panama City (96) and Monterrey (99). Bogota (207) in Colombia has the lowest levels of personal safety. The Canadian cities score 115.8 compared to Bogota’s 30.4."
In other words, Santo Domingo is the safest city in Latin America.
Mercer
Furthermore, I think its important for people to keep the following in mind: Misleading Vividness.
-NALs
Violent crime in/around Cabarete & Sosua seems to have subsided in the last few months - or I'm not as well-tuned to the grapevine.
For what it's worth I know someone whose generator was stolen from his house a few weeks ago in Cabarete and a friend (Dominican) in Sto Domingo had his car stolen from him at gunpoint by two guys a week ago. Otherwise, I've not heard of much in quite a while.
For what it's worth I know someone whose generator was stolen from his house a few weeks ago in Cabarete and a friend (Dominican) in Sto Domingo had his car stolen from him at gunpoint by two guys a week ago. Otherwise, I've not heard of much in quite a while.
Sorry to hear the awful news Bachata. These metal fences on the windows seem very secure. Do you know how they got through them?
They used a hidraulic jack to pull the fence out of the concrete blocks. they do that all time in the DR.
JJ
Uh...yeah. I'm gonna need to see some numbers. Do you have anything to support this?
Vince.
Bachata,
Sorry to hear about your uncle. I used to live in Arroyo Honda and great care was taken by the homeowners there. When the big iron entry gate got a little rusty and not too safe the landlord installed a solid ten foot high gate. The rest of the property had a concrete wall that had to be a least 20 feet high all the way around. He also had a dog that EVERY stranger feared! The delivery boys from the colmado would not enter pass the gate. They usually wanted to stop 2 doors down to avoid the dog. That's ok because the landlord did not want the dog to get to know the boys.
It was a safe neighborhood but most people living nearby were business owners (running the business from home) so they needed to protect business as well as home and family.
I am going to guess that the residents of Arroyo Hondo will lock n' load their shotguns.
Sorry to hear about your uncle. I used to live in Arroyo Honda and great care was taken by the homeowners there. When the big iron entry gate got a little rusty and not too safe the landlord installed a solid ten foot high gate. The rest of the property had a concrete wall that had to be a least 20 feet high all the way around. He also had a dog that EVERY stranger feared! The delivery boys from the colmado would not enter pass the gate. They usually wanted to stop 2 doors down to avoid the dog. That's ok because the landlord did not want the dog to get to know the boys.
It was a safe neighborhood but most people living nearby were business owners (running the business from home) so they needed to protect business as well as home and family.
I am going to guess that the residents of Arroyo Hondo will lock n' load their shotguns.
curfew and crime rate
I thought the reason for introducing the midnight curfew on weekdays and 1 am.(?) on weekends was to curb the increase in violent -presumably alcohol induced- crime that the DR has experienced.
Does anybody have statistics on in what direction the various types of crimes have gone since this regulation was introduced?
I thought the reason for introducing the midnight curfew on weekdays and 1 am.(?) on weekends was to curb the increase in violent -presumably alcohol induced- crime that the DR has experienced.
Does anybody have statistics on in what direction the various types of crimes have gone since this regulation was introduced?