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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2025

Balearic Islands province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2025, at 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lugo province had the lowest, at 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 50.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest68.6Balearic Islands province
Lowest29.3Lugo province
Median43.252 provinces
Spain50.4History

Map of provinces, 2025

Álava province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 36.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 63.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 41.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 60.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 46.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 44.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 49.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 58.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 48.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 43.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 55.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2025

Balearic Islands province: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province68.6Barcelona province: 63.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province63.2Girona province: 60.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province60.3Málaga province: 58.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province58.2Valencia province: 55.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province55.2Madrid province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province54.9Alicante province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province54.8Navarre province: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.4Álava province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province52.2Tarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province51.7Seville province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province50.9Melilla province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province49.9Las Palmas province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province49.9Biscay province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province49.6Lleida province: 49.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province49.1Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 48.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province48.1Toledo province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province47.5Castellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province46.8Murcia province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province46.8Gipuzkoa province: 46.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province46.3Almería province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province45.7Cádiz province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.3Segovia province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province45.3Huelva province: 44.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province44.3Córdoba province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province43.8Granada province: 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province43.2Cantabria province: 43.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province43.1Ceuta province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.9Zaragoza province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province42.8Guadalajara province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province42.6Ávila province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province42.4Burgos province: 41.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province41.8Valladolid province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province41.6Albacete province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province41.4Huesca province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province40.6Soria province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province40.3León province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province39.4A Coruña province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province38.3Salamanca province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province38.2Badajoz province: 36.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province36.9Zamora province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province36.8La Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.7Palencia province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province35.7Asturias province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province35.7Cuenca province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province35.6Pontevedra province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.2Jaén province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province34.2Ciudad Real province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32.9Ourense province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province31.8Cáceres province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province30.5Teruel province: 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province30.4Lugo province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province29.3Balearic Islands province: 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province68.6Barcelona province: 63.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province63.2Girona province: 60.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province60.3Málaga province: 58.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province58.2Valencia province: 55.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province55.2Madrid province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province54.9Alicante province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province54.8Navarre province: 52.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.4Álava province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province52.2Tarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province51.7Seville province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province50.9Melilla province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province49.9Las Palmas province: 49.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province49.9Biscay province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province49.6Lleida province: 49.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province49.1Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 48.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province48.1Toledo province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province47.5Castellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province46.8Murcia province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province46.8Gipuzkoa province: 46.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province46.3Almería province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province45.7Cádiz province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.3Segovia province: 45.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province45.3Huelva province: 44.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province44.3Córdoba province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province43.8Granada province: 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province43.2Cantabria province: 43.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province43.1Ceuta province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.9Zaragoza province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province42.8Guadalajara province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province42.6Ávila province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province42.4Burgos province: 41.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province41.8Valladolid province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province41.6Albacete province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province41.4Huesca province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province40.6Soria province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province40.3León province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province39.4A Coruña province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province38.3Salamanca province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province38.2Badajoz province: 36.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province36.9Zamora province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province36.8La Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.7Palencia province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province35.7Asturias province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province35.7Cuenca province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province35.6Pontevedra province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.2Jaén province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province34.2Ciudad Real province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32.9Ourense province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province31.8Cáceres province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province30.5Teruel province: 30.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province30.4Lugo province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province29.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Balearic Islands province Estimated68.6+2.8 pts
2Barcelona province Estimated63.2-2.8 pts
3Girona province Estimated60.3-0.8 pts
4Málaga province Estimated58.2+0.5 pts
5Valencia province Estimated55.2-0.2 pts
6Madrid province Estimated54.9-2.1 pts
7Alicante province Estimated54.8+2.3 pts
8Navarre province Estimated52.4-0.5 pts
9Álava province Estimated52.2+4.3 pts
10Tarragona province Estimated51.7-4.2 pts
11Seville province Estimated50.9-0.1 pts
12Melilla province Estimated49.9-1 pts
13Las Palmas province Estimated49.9+1.4 pts
14Biscay province Estimated49.6-0.8 pts
15Lleida province Estimated49.1-1.8 pts
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Estimated48.1+0.6 pts
17Toledo province Estimated47.5+2.3 pts
18Castellón province Estimated46.80 pts
19Murcia province Estimated46.8-0.7 pts
20Gipuzkoa province Estimated46.3+0.6 pts
21Almería province Estimated45.7+1 pts
22Cádiz province Estimated45.3-0.1 pts
23Segovia province Estimated45.3+5.1 pts
24Huelva province Estimated44.3+0.8 pts
25Córdoba province Estimated43.8+3.5 pts
26Granada province Estimated43.2-0.4 pts
27Cantabria province Estimated43.1+1.2 pts
28Ceuta province Estimated42.9+0.4 pts
29Zaragoza province Estimated42.8+1.3 pts
30Guadalajara province Estimated42.6-1.1 pts
31Ávila province Estimated42.4+0.3 pts
32Burgos province Estimated41.8+3 pts
33Valladolid province Estimated41.6+1.9 pts
34Albacete province Estimated41.4+1.9 pts
35Huesca province Estimated40.6+2.5 pts
36Soria province Estimated40.3+0.8 pts
37León province Estimated39.4+1.2 pts
38A Coruña province Estimated38.3+0.5 pts
39Salamanca province Estimated38.2+1.2 pts
40Badajoz province Estimated36.9+1.7 pts
41Zamora province Estimated36.8+2.9 pts
42La Rioja province Estimated36.7-0.1 pts
43Palencia province Estimated35.7+2.9 pts
44Asturias province Estimated35.7+1.6 pts
45Cuenca province Estimated35.6+1 pts
46Pontevedra province Estimated35.2-0.5 pts
47Jaén province Estimated34.2+1.3 pts
48Ciudad Real province Estimated32.9+1.4 pts
49Ourense province Estimated31.8+0.8 pts
50Cáceres province Estimated30.5+1.5 pts
51Teruel province Estimated30.4+0.9 pts
52Lugo province Estimated29.3+0.4 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 provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Questions

Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Balearic Islands province, with 68.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Lugo province, with 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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