The 2012 edition of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Health in the Americas report includes a list of traffic accident-related deaths, topped by the Dominican Republic, with 32.2 traffic-related deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

However, the new Law for Traffic and Transport, which will be reintroduced into Congress during the next session, will include a 20-point credit on each license that will reduce with each traffic violation.