Dominican Republic

Level calmupdated 44 min ago
What governments advise19 states tracked
10 nothing to report8 increased caution1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

0alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel10.9homicides / 100,000 inhab.55events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Dominican Republic?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 55 events there, including 18 severe. The most frequent: Earthquake, Flood, Wildfire.

Is there a government travel advisory for Dominican Republic?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 8 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Dominican Republic: current alerts and safety news

What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.

Severe thunderstorm — Santo Domingo

12 hours ago · Mira Weather · Ended

Alert lifted

ALERTA POR INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS (Azua)

3 days ago · IFRC Alert Hub · Ended

Alert lifted

ALERTA POR INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS (Peravia)

3 days ago · IFRC Alert Hub · Ended

Alert lifted

ALERTA POR INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS (San José de Ocoa)

3 days ago · IFRC Alert Hub · Ended

Alert lifted

ALERTA POR INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS (San Cristóbal)

3 days ago · IFRC Alert Hub · Ended

Alert lifted

ALERTA POR INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS (Santo Domingo)

3 days ago · IFRC Alert Hub · Ended

Alert lifted

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Dominican Republic?

Risk level here is 3 out of 4. Thirteen events were recorded over the last 12 months, four of them severe. Ranked by what it costs people, conflict comes first, with four records. Two earthquakes were logged, neither severe, and a quake follows no season. One travel advisory sits in the records, and no state currently advises against travel. Floods account for three records, two of them severe. Thunderstorms account for two, both severe. One wildfire was logged. Floods, storms and fires are the hazards that do have a season here. August holds the most entries, five, but that total mixes all hazards: a busy month, not a cycle. April and June hold two each, January, February and March one each. The homicide rate is 10.9 per 100,000, against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicides only. The data points to no particular area.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the calendar matters less than it looks. The thin stretch in the records is January, February and March, one entry each. August holds five, all hazards mixed. If you get to choose, the start of the year is the calmer one on paper. What will actually reach your week is rain and storms: power cuts, streets under water, transport slowed down, and the severe flood and thunderstorm records show it. A quake announces nothing and has no season, so it is worth knowing how the place you sleep in is built. Conflict records are few, yet they weigh the most here, which is why they sit at the top of this profile rather than the flood count. Two alerts are live at the moment. Read what they cover before you book anything you cannot move, and keep a work schedule that can lose a day.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Conflict events are the dominant risk over the last 12 months, with four recorded incidents. The homicide rate stands at 10.9 per 100k, roughly five times the world median of 2.1 per 100k. Beyond interpersonal violence, you'll see floods (three events, two severe) and thunderstorms (two events, two severe) appearing regularly. Earthquakes occur occasionally. One travel advisory has been flagged during the window.

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are live right now, which an ordinary month would not have; read what they cover before you move across the country.
  • The latest notable entries are a thunderstorm and a flood, so local disruption from them can still be around where they hit.

To watch as a rule

  • Floods and thunderstorms, the hazards that really have a season here, and the ones behind the severe records of the last 12 months.
  • Earthquakes, two logged and neither severe, with no season and no warning.
  • Wildfire, one record, and fires here do follow a season.
  • Conflict, four records and the highest stakes in this profile, well above any event count.

Good reflexes

  • Charge your phone and your battery pack as soon as a storm is announced.
  • Before you commit for weeks, ask your host what the street does when it rains hard.
  • Keep a copy of your passport and your address offline on your phone.
  • On day one, find the stairs in the building where you sleep.
  • At night, take a ride you booked rather than a car that pulls up beside you.

Dominican Republic: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Dominican Republic: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 13.5 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Physicians: 2.4 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 10.9 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 45.3 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 64.6 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Hospital beds: 0.75 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 3.6 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
13.5µg/m³ · 2023

Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
45.3% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
64.6per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
2.4per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
0.75per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
73.9years · 2024

Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
3.6per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

41,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0per 1,000 people · 2025

20 people in total

1,029 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

4.4/10 — medium

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

10.9homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

10documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-05. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Dominican Republic: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 28 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake151 1 severe
  • Wildfire73 3 severe
  • Flood55 5 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 55 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake241 1 severe
  • Flood1210 10 severe
  • Wildfire124 4 severe
  • Armed conflict4
  • Storm22 2 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

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