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Safety in The DR
Absolutely, I live next to one of the poorest barrios in Jarabacoa, half Haitian and half Dominican. I feel perfectly safe in the daytime and reasonable safe at night. Almost everybody recognizes me and my connection with the community. My own street is populated by a mixture of poor or middle class, and commercial small businesses. rarely any crime of any kind.
Yes, many members here on DR1 have commented on the safety in SDE. A former (now banned) member here was very concerned about crossing the bridge over into SDE. Isn't your current location Thailand/Miami though?
I think the word "...safe..." means different things to different people.
Safe to me means not having to keep my head on a swivel. Safe means being about to move about as I choose at anytime of the day or night without fear of violence. Especially on foot. My preferred method of transport. I have spend enough years in danger. Comfort and no worries are my main priority now. The only time I ever feel safe is when the plane I am on is wheels up from STI or SDQ.
Very few places in this world offer "anytime of the day or night" safety, unfortunately.
Lived in SDE for one year back in 2014 near Charle y Mendoza. I never had any issues but I do have a few stories to tell. I also lived on DN. side back in 2012 in Cristo Rey (hence the handle) again, I never had any issues but I do have a few stories to tell.
Safety in the DR boils down to how you carry yourself and how you deal with other people...
all the while avoiding the obvious.
Can I just ask, why do you have any connection with the DR then? I've lived there 14 years now and I've never had a problem with being attacked. I would feel far less safe on the streets of London or New York than I would on the streets of Santo Domingo, because I have seen way more muggings in London and New York than I have seen in Santo Domingo. In the center of London right now there are speakers telling people to put their phones out of sight, there are announcements in stores saying that they have pickpockets operating in the stores and stealing phones, there are huge signs on the sidewalk saying "High risk of theft in this area". None of that in Santo Domingo.
Sloan/Vegas is banned (again). He will not be responding. I do agree with you about Santo Domingo in general. However, there are areas which I would not travel through. But in all the years we have lived in Santo Domingo we have never really had any major issues. Of course, we are not out after around 9p unless we are attending a function, etc...
This may sound strange to some but I think Sosua is probably the safest place in DR (apart from the gated communities). There is always a lot of cops around (PN, PoliTur, Dicrim, DNCD...) and all the motochoncos and deliveries and putas are their informants and they know exactly who's who and who is new in town and who does what. Sometimes when I can't sleep I walk on Pedro Clisante at 2, 3, 4 am and never had a problem. I actually enjoy it because aside from the few bums who are always around I'm the only one on the street and it's very peaceful. Also all the bars and restaurants have cameras too so if anything was to happen wouldn't take PN long to figure out who it was.
It seems Sosua Abajo and La Unión were not included in this advanced demographic study. I am by no means a fan of the above poster who was recently banned, again; however I agree that nothing good happens during the witching hours from 1 to 5am. Regardless if Dingo, Clisante, external cities etc
I wouldn't know about that I don't go to Sosua Abajo, La Union, Charamicos, have no reason to go there. I'm talking about "downtown" Sosua. Never had a problem, be it 2 pm or 2 am.