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Crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country

Crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country was 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 19 autonomous communities in 2025.

2025, per 1,000 inhabitants48.9 Estimated
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Rank8th of 19Autonomous communities of Spain ranked
Series high48.92025
Series low34.82020
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Crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country, 2016 to 2025

3035404550201620182020202220252016: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 41 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 46.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 48.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 48.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants30354045502016202020252016: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 41 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 46.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 48.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 48.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 10 values
Periodper 1,000 inhabitants
202548.9 Estimated
202448.5
202348.6
202246.1
202138.3
202034.8
201942.8
201841
201738.1
201637.8

Compared with Spain

Place2025
Basque Country48.9
Spain50.4

Basque Country compared with nearby places

Andalusia: 48.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon: 41.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria: 43.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha: 41.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia: 60.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community: 54.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia: 35.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country: 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 39
  • 39 to 43
  • 43 to 49
  • 49 to 53
  • 53 and over
Crime rate (Spain), 2025, per 1,000 inhabitants. Basque Country is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Invokely. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Known criminal offences per 1,000 residents.

More on how it is measured
  • Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Tourist areas and city centres show high rates because offences against visitors and commuters count where they happen, while the denominator counts only residents. Spain only: the country, its comunidades autónomas and its provinces from 2016, and municipalities over 20,000 residents from 2023. Calendar-year totals from the fourth-quarter Balance de Criminalidad of the Ministry of the Interior.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: known criminal offences (Ministry of the Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, fourth quarter) divided by the official population on 1 January of the same year (INE, Padrón municipal), times 1,000. The ministry computes its own crime rate the same way.

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Invokely calculation from Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE) (Crime rate (Spain), Basque Country, 2016 to 2025) [Data set]. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000

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Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Crime rate (Spain), Basque Country, 2016 to 2025. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Invokely. n.d. Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). Crime rate (Spain), Basque Country, 2016 to 2025. Dataset. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000.

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Invokely (no date) Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Crime rate (Spain), Basque Country, 2016 to 2025 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country?

Crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country was 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 19 autonomous communities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest crime rate (Spain) in Basque Country?

48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, the highest value since 2016 in this series.

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