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Municipalities in Murcia province by crime rate (Spain)

San Javier had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 19 municipalities in 2023, at 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Yecla had the lowest, at 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Murcia province was 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest74.4San Javier
Lowest29.1Yecla
Median43.219 municipalities
Murcia province47.8History

All municipalities, 2023

San Javier: 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Javier74.4San Pedro del Pinatar: 64.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Pedro del Pinatar64.4Águilas: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁguilas60Murcia: 55.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia55.2Mazarrón: 51.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazarrón51.6Jumilla: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsJumilla51.3Cartagena: 45.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCartagena45.5Torre-Pacheco: 44 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorre-Pacheco44Cieza: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCieza43.7Totana: 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTotana43.2Alhama de Murcia: 41.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhama de Murcia41.8La Unión: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Unión41.7Archena: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsArchena41.7Las Torres de Cotillas: 40.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Torres de Cotillas40.8Caravaca de la Cruz: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaravaca de la Cruz37Lorca: 36.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorca36.9Alcantarilla: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcantarilla36.1Molina de Segura: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolina de Segura35.5Yecla: 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsYecla29.1San Javier: 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Javier74.4San Pedro del Pinatar: 64.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Pedro del Pinatar64.4Águilas: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁguilas60Murcia: 55.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia55.2Mazarrón: 51.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazarrón51.6Jumilla: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsJumilla51.3Cartagena: 45.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCartagena45.5Torre-Pacheco: 44 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorre-Pacheco44Cieza: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCieza43.7Totana: 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTotana43.2Alhama de Murcia: 41.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhama de Murcia41.8La Unión: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Unión41.7Archena: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsArchena41.7Las Torres de Cotillas: 40.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Torres de Cotillas40.8Caravaca de la Cruz: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaravaca de la Cruz37Lorca: 36.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorca36.9Alcantarilla: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcantarilla36.1Molina de Segura: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolina de Segura35.5Yecla: 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsYecla29.1
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
1San Javier74.4
2San Pedro del Pinatar64.4
3Águilas60
4Murcia55.2
5Mazarrón51.6
6Jumilla51.3
7Cartagena45.5
8Torre-Pacheco44
9Cieza43.7
10Totana43.2
11Alhama de Murcia41.8
12La Unión41.7
13Archena41.7
14Las Torres de Cotillas40.8
15Caravaca de la Cruz37
16Lorca36.9
17Alcantarilla36.1
18Molina de Segura35.5
19Yecla29.1

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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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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 Murcia province by crime rate (Spain), 2023) [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 Murcia province 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)?

San Javier, with 74.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Yecla, with 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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