Is Las Matas de Santa Cruz safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Las Matas de Santa Cruz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Las Matas de Santa Cruz scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Dominican Republic Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 12 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Las Matas de Santa Cruz scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Las Matas de Santa Cruz: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 19.6700° N, 71.5000° W place Las Matas de Santa Cruz within Cibao Noroeste at an elevation of 34 meters. Heading to Santo Domingo: 214.8 km SE.
Cibao Noroeste
19.6700° N, 71.5000° W
34 m
America/Santo_Domingo
10,559
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Las Matas de Santa Cruz happened in May (2 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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