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Municipalities in Castile and León by crime rate (Spain)

Arroyo de la Encomienda had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 16 municipalities in 2023, at 66.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Palencia had the lowest, at 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 37.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Castile and León was 37.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest66.3Arroyo de la Encomienda
Lowest29.2Palencia
Median37.716 municipalities
Castile and León37.7History

All municipalities, 2023

Arroyo de la Encomienda: 66.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArroyo de la Encomienda66.3León: 53.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón53.2Salamanca: 49.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca49.3Aranda de Duero: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAranda de Duero47.3Soria: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria46.4Laguna de Duero: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaguna de Duero43.8Miranda de Ebro: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiranda de Ebro39.9Ponferrada: 39.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPonferrada39.3San Andrés del Rabanedo: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Andrés del Rabanedo36.1Burgos: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos36.1Valladolid: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid36.1Segovia: 36 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia36Zamora: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora34.6Medina del Campo: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMedina del Campo32.4Ávila: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila31.9Palencia: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia29.2Arroyo de la Encomienda: 66.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArroyo de la Encomienda66.3León: 53.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón53.2Salamanca: 49.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca49.3Aranda de Duero: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAranda de Duero47.3Soria: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria46.4Laguna de Duero: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaguna de Duero43.8Miranda de Ebro: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMiranda de Ebro39.9Ponferrada: 39.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPonferrada39.3San Andrés del Rabanedo: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Andrés del Rabanedo36.1Burgos: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos36.1Valladolid: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid36.1Segovia: 36 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia36Zamora: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora34.6Medina del Campo: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMedina del Campo32.4Ávila: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila31.9Palencia: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia29.2
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
1Arroyo de la Encomienda66.3
2León53.2
3Salamanca49.3
4Aranda de Duero47.3
5Soria46.4
6Laguna de Duero43.8
7Miranda de Ebro39.9
8Ponferrada39.3
9San Andrés del Rabanedo36.1
10Burgos36.1
11Valladolid36.1
12Segovia36
13Zamora34.6
14Medina del Campo32.4
15Ávila31.9
16Palencia29.2

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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 Castile and León 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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Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Arroyo de la Encomienda, with 66.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Palencia, with 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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