aranoid: is it possible that the multiple threads regarding criminal activity in DR may be slightly overblown. on one hand i keep hearing how the Dominican people as a whole are honest people, then on the other hand im reading threads suggesting the hiring of night watchman :ermm: and armed guards to protect family and home :ermm: , i mean come on. im planning to visit in march and now am scared to death. am i just reading too much into these threads or what?