Is Villa Riva safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Villa Riva safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Villa Riva scores 53/100 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.
Villa Riva scores 53/100 (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 Villa Riva: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (74/100) and security (44/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 19.1800° N, 69.9200° W in Cibao Nordeste, Villa Riva maintains a regional distance of 78.3 km S to Santo Domingo.
Cibao Nordeste
19.1800° N, 69.9200° W
29 m
America/Santo_Domingo
33,663
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Dominican Republic
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Dominican Republic travel advice & laws.
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