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Municipalities in Málaga province by crime rate (Spain)

Marbella had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 17 municipalities in 2024, at 86.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alhaurín el Grande had the lowest, at 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 53 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Málaga province was 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest86.4Marbella
Lowest31.3Alhaurín el Grande
Median5317 municipalities
Málaga province57.7History

All municipalities, 2024

Marbella: 86.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarbella86.4Torremolinos: 78.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorremolinos78.1Fuengirola: 73.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFuengirola73.8Estepona: 64.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstepona64.9Nerja: 64.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNerja64.2Málaga: 63.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga63.1Mijas: 62.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMijas62.2Benalmádena: 56.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenalmádena56.6Vélez-Málaga: 53 per 1,000 inhabitantsVélez-Málaga53Torrox: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrox47.5Ronda: 45.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRonda45.4Cártama: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCártama38.9Coín: 37.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCoín37.9Antequera: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAntequera34.9Rincón de la Victoria: 34.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRincón de la Victoria34.5Alhaurín de la Torre: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín de la Torre31.6Alhaurín el Grande: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín el Grande31.3Marbella: 86.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMarbella86.4Torremolinos: 78.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorremolinos78.1Fuengirola: 73.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsFuengirola73.8Estepona: 64.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstepona64.9Nerja: 64.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNerja64.2Málaga: 63.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga63.1Mijas: 62.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMijas62.2Benalmádena: 56.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenalmádena56.6Vélez-Málaga: 53 per 1,000 inhabitantsVélez-Málaga53Torrox: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorrox47.5Ronda: 45.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRonda45.4Cártama: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCártama38.9Coín: 37.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCoín37.9Antequera: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAntequera34.9Rincón de la Victoria: 34.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRincón de la Victoria34.5Alhaurín de la Torre: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín de la Torre31.6Alhaurín el Grande: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhaurín el Grande31.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Marbella86.4-0.8 pts
2Torremolinos78.1+1.5 pts
3Fuengirola73.8-3.4 pts
4Estepona64.9+5.9 pts
5Nerja64.2+7 pts
6Málaga63.1+4.2 pts
7Mijas62.2-2.1 pts
8Benalmádena56.6-3.4 pts
9Vélez-Málaga53-3.7 pts
10Torrox47.5+3.5 pts
11Ronda45.4+6.2 pts
12Cártama38.9+0.2 pts
13Coín37.9+1.4 pts
14Antequera34.9-3.2 pts
15Rincón de la Victoria34.5-3.4 pts
16Alhaurín de la Torre31.6-1.3 pts
17Alhaurín el Grande31.3-4.3 pts

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About this ranking

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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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) (Municipalities in Málaga province by crime rate (Spain), 2024) [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), Municipalities in Málaga province by crime rate (Spain), 2024. 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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Invokely. n.d. Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). Municipalities in Málaga province by crime rate (Spain), 2024. 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), Municipalities in Málaga province by crime rate (Spain), 2024 [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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Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Marbella, with 86.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Alhaurín el Grande, with 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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