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Municipalities in Basque Country by crime rate (Spain)

Bilbao had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 20 municipalities in 2023, at 68.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arrasate/Mondragón had the lowest, at 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 46.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Basque Country was 48.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest68.8Bilbao
Lowest35.1Arrasate/Mondragón
Median46.320 municipalities
Basque Country48.6History

All municipalities, 2023

Bilbao: 68.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBilbao68.8Irun: 68 per 1,000 inhabitantsIrun68Tolosa: 66.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTolosa66.4Eibar: 58.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEibar58.8Erandio: 57.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsErandio57.9Barakaldo: 55.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarakaldo55.1Donostia/San Sebastián: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDonostia/San Sebastián52.4Sestao: 50.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSestao50.7Basauri: 49.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasauri49.8Vitoria-Gasteiz: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVitoria-Gasteiz47.5Portugalete: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugalete45.2Galdakao: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaldakao44.9Zarautz: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZarautz44.8Hernani: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHernani43.7Errenteria: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsErrenteria42.9Durango: 39.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurango39.3Leioa: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeioa37Getxo: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGetxo36.3Santurtzi: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanturtzi35.5Arrasate/Mondragón: 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArrasate/Mondragón35.1Bilbao: 68.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBilbao68.8Irun: 68 per 1,000 inhabitantsIrun68Tolosa: 66.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTolosa66.4Eibar: 58.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEibar58.8Erandio: 57.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsErandio57.9Barakaldo: 55.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarakaldo55.1Donostia/San Sebastián: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDonostia/San Sebastián52.4Sestao: 50.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSestao50.7Basauri: 49.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasauri49.8Vitoria-Gasteiz: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsVitoria-Gasteiz47.5Portugalete: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugalete45.2Galdakao: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaldakao44.9Zarautz: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZarautz44.8Hernani: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHernani43.7Errenteria: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsErrenteria42.9Durango: 39.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurango39.3Leioa: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeioa37Getxo: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGetxo36.3Santurtzi: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanturtzi35.5Arrasate/Mondragón: 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsArrasate/Mondragón35.1
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
1Bilbao68.8
2Irun68
3Tolosa66.4
4Eibar58.8
5Erandio57.9
6Barakaldo55.1
7Donostia/San Sebastián52.4
8Sestao50.7
9Basauri49.8
10Vitoria-Gasteiz47.5
11Portugalete45.2
12Galdakao44.9
13Zarautz44.8
14Hernani43.7
15Errenteria42.9
16Durango39.3
17Leioa37
18Getxo36.3
19Santurtzi35.5
20Arrasate/Mondragón35.1

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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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Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Municipalities in Basque Country by crime rate (Spain), 2023. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Questions

Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Bilbao, with 68.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Arrasate/Mondragón, with 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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