American tourists in popular vacation spot face increased risk of being killed, robbed

Officials are informing Americans to "exercise accrued caution" when traveling to a fashionable summertime tourer destination successful airy of convulsive transgression rates and a deficiency of instrumentality enforcement resources passim the country. 

The United States Department of State has issued an updated question advisory for the Dominican Republic, according to the agency’s website. 

"Violent transgression is simply a interest successful the Dominican Republic contempt much constabulary beingness successful areas often visited by tourists," the section said in a statement. "Do not show wealthiness and beryllium wary of gathering individuals from online successful secluded locations."

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The State Department is informing Americans traveling to the Dominican Republic to "exercise accrued caution" successful airy of convulsive transgression rates passim the country. (iStock)

The warning, which previously listed the Caribbean abrogation destination arsenic a Level 2 advisory, was posted connected June 12 pursuing a periodic update, according to a State Department spokesperson. 

Countries are assigned advisories from Level 1-4 based connected the area's hazard factors, specified arsenic civilian unrest and earthy disasters. 

A Level 2 advisory is considered mid-level and advises travelers to "exercise accrued caution" portion traveling abroad, according to the State Department. A Level 3 advisory cautions visitors to "reconsider travel," portion a Level 4 advises against traveling altogether. 

The informing besides noted that "criminals are seldom caught and prosecuted," with instances of robbery, homicide and intersexual battle prevalent passim the country. 

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A antheral drives a motorcycle taxi successful the Dominican Republic connected July 3, 2024. (Sergi Reboredo/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The State Department encourages visitors to enroll successful the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and marque a program for exigency situations. 

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In a information study released successful December 2024, the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) pointed to the Dominican Republic’s heightened levels of organized crime, specified arsenic cause trafficking and wealth laundering. 

The Dominican Republic is presently listed arsenic a Level 2 question advisory by the U.S. Department of State. (iStock)

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"The wide availability of weapons, the usage of drugs, and the processing transgression justness strategy each lend to the precocious level of criminality successful the country," the OSAC previously said successful a December 2024 information report, adding that "a deficiency of instrumentality enforcement resources, poorly paid and trained constabulary officers, and corruption exacerbate the situation."