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Municipalities in Murcia province by crime rate (Spain)

San Javier had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 19 municipalities in 2024, at 72.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Yecla had the lowest, at 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Murcia province was 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest72.5San Javier
Lowest27.3Yecla
Median44.119 municipalities
Murcia province47.4History

All municipalities, 2024

San Javier: 72.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Javier72.5San Pedro del Pinatar: 62.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Pedro del Pinatar62.4Murcia: 53.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia53.4Águilas: 51.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁguilas51.5Mazarrón: 50.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazarrón50.1Jumilla: 49.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsJumilla49.4Torre-Pacheco: 48.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorre-Pacheco48.5Archena: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsArchena47.4Cartagena: 46 per 1,000 inhabitantsCartagena46Totana: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTotana44.1Alhama de Murcia: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhama de Murcia43.7La Unión: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Unión42.4Cieza: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCieza41.1Las Torres de Cotillas: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Torres de Cotillas39.4Molina de Segura: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolina de Segura38.9Caravaca de la Cruz: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaravaca de la Cruz38.5Lorca: 37.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorca37.4Alcantarilla: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcantarilla35.3Yecla: 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYecla27.3San Javier: 72.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Javier72.5San Pedro del Pinatar: 62.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSan Pedro del Pinatar62.4Murcia: 53.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia53.4Águilas: 51.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁguilas51.5Mazarrón: 50.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMazarrón50.1Jumilla: 49.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsJumilla49.4Torre-Pacheco: 48.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTorre-Pacheco48.5Archena: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsArchena47.4Cartagena: 46 per 1,000 inhabitantsCartagena46Totana: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsTotana44.1Alhama de Murcia: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlhama de Murcia43.7La Unión: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Unión42.4Cieza: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCieza41.1Las Torres de Cotillas: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Torres de Cotillas39.4Molina de Segura: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMolina de Segura38.9Caravaca de la Cruz: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaravaca de la Cruz38.5Lorca: 37.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLorca37.4Alcantarilla: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlcantarilla35.3Yecla: 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYecla27.3
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
1San Javier72.5-1.9 pts
2San Pedro del Pinatar62.4-2 pts
3Murcia53.4-1.8 pts
4Águilas51.5-8.5 pts
5Mazarrón50.1-1.4 pts
6Jumilla49.4-1.9 pts
7Torre-Pacheco48.5+4.5 pts
8Archena47.4+5.7 pts
9Cartagena46+0.5 pts
10Totana44.1+0.9 pts
11Alhama de Murcia43.7+1.9 pts
12La Unión42.4+0.6 pts
13Cieza41.1-2.6 pts
14Las Torres de Cotillas39.4-1.4 pts
15Molina de Segura38.9+3.4 pts
16Caravaca de la Cruz38.5+1.5 pts
17Lorca37.4+0.5 pts
18Alcantarilla35.3-0.8 pts
19Yecla27.3-1.9 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.

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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), 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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Questions

Which municipality has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

San Javier, with 72.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which municipality has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Yecla, with 27.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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