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EU regions (NUTS 2) by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 19 regions in 2022, at 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Extremadura had the lowest, at 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest64.6Balearic Islands
Lowest30.4Extremadura
Median43.819 regions

All regions, 2022

Balearic Islands: 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands64.6Catalonia: 61 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia61Community of Madrid: 59.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid59.5Valencian Community: 51.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community51.6Melilla: 50.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla50.6Navarre: 50.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre50.3Basque Country: 46.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country46.1Region of Murcia: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia44.9Andalusia: 44.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndalusia44.6Canary Islands: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands43.8Ceuta: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta43.7Cantabria: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria40.5Castilla-La Mancha: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha39.4La Rioja: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja36.7Castile and León: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León36.6Aragon: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon36.1Galicia: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia35.3Asturias: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias31.9Extremadura: 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura30.4Balearic Islands: 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands64.6Catalonia: 61 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia61Community of Madrid: 59.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid59.5Valencian Community: 51.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community51.6Melilla: 50.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla50.6Navarre: 50.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre50.3Basque Country: 46.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country46.1Region of Murcia: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia44.9Andalusia: 44.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndalusia44.6Canary Islands: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands43.8Ceuta: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta43.7Cantabria: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria40.5Castilla-La Mancha: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha39.4La Rioja: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja36.7Castile and León: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León36.6Aragon: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon36.1Galicia: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia35.3Asturias: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias31.9Extremadura: 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura30.4
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Balearic Islands64.6+12.6 pts
2Catalonia61+10.7 pts
3Community of Madrid59.5+8.3 pts
4Valencian Community51.6+7 pts
5Melilla50.6+2.9 pts
6Navarre50.3+9.9 pts
7Basque Country46.1+7.8 pts
8Region of Murcia44.9+6.7 pts
9Andalusia44.6+7.4 pts
10Canary Islands43.8+6.4 pts
11Ceuta43.7-3.2 pts
12Cantabria40.5+6.5 pts
13Castilla-La Mancha39.4+6.5 pts
14La Rioja36.7+8.2 pts
15Castile and León36.6+5.5 pts
16Aragon36.1+4.6 pts
17Galicia35.3+2.5 pts
18Asturias31.9+5.9 pts
19Extremadura30.4+4.7 pts

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by crime rate (Spain), 2022) [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), EU regions (NUTS 2) by crime rate (Spain), 2022. 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 region has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Balearic Islands, with 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which region has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Extremadura, with 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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