Statement:
The level of criminal activities is higher in Dominican Republic than in Portugal

In the The Most Criminal Countries rating Dominican Republic holds position #22 2022 out of 139 and Portugal is #108 out of 139 2022.
Position of Dominican Republic is worse than position of Portugal.
Both countries holds average positions in the "The Most Criminal Countries" rating. So Crime Index is an average for both Dominican Republic and Portugal, compared to most countries of the World.

Referencies:

  1. The Most Criminal Countries 2022 by Numbeo
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Crime Index' in descending order.
    Dominican Republic 'Crime Index' value is 61.49
    Portugal 'Crime Index' value is 31.53