Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Santo Domingo at 33/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Dominican Republic's national picture overall (59/100 vs 63/100).
City page · part of Dominican Republic
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Santo Domingo report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Dominican Republic's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
66.8
Safety Index
33.2
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Dominican Republic's national page, with crime swapped for Santo Domingo's own Numbeo number above.
Local know-how
Staying safe in Santo Domingo, specifically
- • Poverty, though not as bad as next door Haiti, is still rampant and it is best you take precautions.
- • Walk confidently. Don't dress like a tourist. Be yourself but if yourself is flashing Gucci and Prada where ever you go, maybe you need to dress down a bit. If you get lost at any time ask a…
- • Be careful when trying to get an Uber in a touristic area (such as the Zona Colonial and the Los Tres Ojos entrance).
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1822+ UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
A / B / C · 120V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
SIM / Data
Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic use area code +1 (809) with +1 (829) and +1 (849) as overlay codes. Telecommunications in the Dominican Republic use the North American Numbering Plan country code, 1, followed by the area code as in the US and Canada.
Cash vs. Card
The currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso denoted by the symbol "$" or "RD$" (ISO code: DOP). Wikivoyage uses "RD$" for clarity.
How this compares to Dominican Republic
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Santo Domingo at 33/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Dominican Republic's national picture overall (59/100 vs 63/100).
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