Have always chosen apts to live in. I travel a lot and leaving a house solo would be bad idea unless it was very secured. I have rented apts in Isabelita, La Moneda, Ciudad Nuevo, Gazcue, Pedregal and Bella Vista.
Was robbed in ciudad nuevo and gazcue. Both times there was construction on same street. Many dominicans have told me to be careful as guys on roofs, cranes and scaffolds can easily case the place. One time they just forced balcony door open. The other time they crow barred one of the metal bars on the balcony and had a kid squeeze through.
Pedregal was "gated" but there was also a plaza attached and too many people coming and going. We moved in when brand new, then it went to crap in tow years so we bailed. That is why I have not bought.
In current place it is an apt building. Hard to call torre if it is 9-10 floors. Parking has porton, reception 24-7. They don't show that they are armed, but they sort of wink.
Intercom entry only. If someone got into building, getting into apt would be tough. Gates and dead bolts from inside. I noticed guest bedroom window had signs of prying on one side. Window opens both ways so the 2x4 behind sliding window trick doesn't work.
Had a guy come in and drill holes in the sliding windows and we slide a pin in so they won't open. They would have to crow bar, or cut the bars outside, then break a window. Theoretically that would alert the receptionist/ watchy.