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Municipalities in Alicante province by crime rate (Spain)

Torrevieja had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 26 municipalities in 2023, at 98.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mutxamel had the lowest, at 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 51.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Alicante province was 54 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest98.8Torrevieja
Lowest27.7Mutxamel
Median51.426 municipalities
Alicante province54History

All municipalities, 2023

Torrevieja: 98.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrevieja98.8Benidorm: 85.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenidorm85.8Pilar de la Horadada: 73.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPilar de la Horadada73.1Calp: 71.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalp71.6Alacant/Alicante: 70.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlacant/Alicante70.6Altea: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAltea68.6Xàbia/Jávea: 64.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsXàbia/Jávea64.3Santa Pola: 61.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Pola61.8la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa60l'Alfàs del Pi: 58.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsl'Alfàs del Pi58.6Dénia: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDénia57.7el Campello: 54.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsel Campello54.5Orihuela: 54.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrihuela54.5Almoradí: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmoradí48.2Elda: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsElda43.8Sant Joan d'Alacant: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSant Joan d'Alacant43Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicen…41.1Elx/Elche: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsElx/Elche40.6Ibi: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsIbi37Aspe: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAspe36.7Alcoi/Alcoy: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcoi/Alcoy36.6Villena: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVillena34.2Petrer: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPetrer32.1Crevillent: 30.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrevillent30.3Novelda: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNovelda29.5Mutxamel: 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMutxamel27.7Torrevieja: 98.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrevieja98.8Benidorm: 85.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenidorm85.8Pilar de la Horadada: 73.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPilar de la Horadada73.1Calp: 71.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCalp71.6Alacant/Alicante: 70.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlacant/Alicante70.6Altea: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAltea68.6Xàbia/Jávea: 64.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsXàbia/Jávea64.3Santa Pola: 61.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Pola61.8la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa60l'Alfàs del Pi: 58.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsl'Alfàs del Pi58.6Dénia: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDénia57.7el Campello: 54.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsel Campello54.5Orihuela: 54.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrihuela54.5Almoradí: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmoradí48.2Elda: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsElda43.8Sant Joan d'Alacant: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSant Joan d'Alacant43Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig41.1Elx/Elche: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsElx/Elche40.6Ibi: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsIbi37Aspe: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAspe36.7Alcoi/Alcoy: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcoi/Alcoy36.6Villena: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVillena34.2Petrer: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPetrer32.1Crevillent: 30.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCrevillent30.3Novelda: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNovelda29.5Mutxamel: 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMutxamel27.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Torrevieja98.8
2Benidorm85.8
3Pilar de la Horadada73.1
4Calp71.6
5Alacant/Alicante70.6
6Altea68.6
7Xàbia/Jávea64.3
8Santa Pola61.8
9la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa60
10l'Alfàs del Pi58.6
11Dénia57.7
12el Campello54.5
13Orihuela54.5
14Almoradí48.2
15Elda43.8
16Sant Joan d'Alacant43
17Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig41.1
18Elx/Elche40.6
19Ibi37
20Aspe36.7
21Alcoi/Alcoy36.6
22Villena34.2
23Petrer32.1
24Crevillent30.3
25Novelda29.5
26Mutxamel27.7

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Torrevieja, with 98.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Mutxamel, with 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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