Crime Comparison Between Dominican Republic and Costa Rica

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Index	Dominican Republic	Costa Rica
Crime Index:	60.51	53.89
Safety Scale:	39.49	46.11

Crime rate comparison Dominican Republic vs Costa Rica

	Dominican Republic		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Level of crime		High 70.64		High 60.68
Crime increasing in the past 3 years		High 71.51		High 74.04
Worries home broken and things stolen		Moderate 56.13		Moderate 51.88
Worries being mugged or robbed		High 65.69		Moderate 58.84
Worries car stolen		Moderate 49.70		Moderate 46.66
Worries things from car stolen		High 61.77		High 60.36
Worries attacked		Moderate 53.33		Moderate 43.43
Worries being insulted		Moderate 40.85		Low 31.20
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion		Low 24.53		Very Low 16.98
Problem people using or dealing drugs		High 60.20		High 64.11
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft		High 65.54		High 62.36
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery		High 69.45		Moderate 59.70
Problem corruption and bribery		Very High 81.30		High 64.73
Contributors:	392		277
Last Update:	April 2025		April 2025

Safety comparisons Dominican Republic vs Costa Rica

	Dominican Republic		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Safety walking alone during daylight		Moderate 56.05		High 67.89
Safety walking alone during night		Low 27.14		Low 32.23
Contributors:	392		277

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