Data / Rankings / Crime rate (Spain) / Provinces of Spain

Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2016, at 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest61.6Balearic Islands province
Lowest18.5Teruel province
Median31.952 provinces
Spain43.2History

Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 56.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 19.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 41.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 49.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 42.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 25
  • 25 to 29
  • 29 to 32
  • 32 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2016

Balearic Islands province: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province61.6Madrid province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province57.7Barcelona province: 56.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province56.3Melilla province: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province56.2Ceuta province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province54.8Girona province: 49.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province49.8Alicante province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.7Málaga province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48Tarragona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province47Valencia province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province45.2Almería province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province43.5Biscay province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.6Las Palmas province: 42.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province42.3Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42.1Seville province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province41.4Castellón province: 41.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province41.3Cádiz province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.3Lleida province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province40.2Navarre province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province40.1Huelva province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province38.2Álava province: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province36.6Toledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province36.3Granada province: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province35.3Murcia province: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province35Guadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province34.2Zaragoza province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province32.2León province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province31.6Valladolid province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province31.2Gipuzkoa province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province30.8Burgos province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province30.6Córdoba province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province30.2Salamanca province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.5Cantabria province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province29.2Ávila province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province29.2A Coruña province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province29Albacete province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province29Pontevedra province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.9Cuenca province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province28.7Segovia province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province28.3Badajoz province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province26.8Soria province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province25.6Jaén province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.6La Rioja province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province25.3Ciudad Real province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province25.2Asturias province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province25Zamora province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province24.6Ourense province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province23.6Palencia province: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province23.5Huesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province22.5Lugo province: 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province21.1Cáceres province: 19.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province19.6Teruel province: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province18.5Balearic Islands province: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province61.6Madrid province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province57.7Barcelona province: 56.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province56.3Melilla province: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province56.2Ceuta province: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province54.8Girona province: 49.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province49.8Alicante province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.7Málaga province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48Tarragona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province47Valencia province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province45.2Almería province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province43.5Biscay province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.6Las Palmas province: 42.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province42.3Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42.1Seville province: 41.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province41.4Castellón province: 41.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province41.3Cádiz province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.3Lleida province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province40.2Navarre province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province40.1Huelva province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province38.2Álava province: 36.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province36.6Toledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province36.3Granada province: 35.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province35.3Murcia province: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province35Guadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province34.2Zaragoza province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province32.2León province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province31.6Valladolid province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province31.2Gipuzkoa province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province30.8Burgos province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province30.6Córdoba province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province30.2Salamanca province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.5Cantabria province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province29.2Ávila province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province29.2A Coruña province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province29Albacete province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province29Pontevedra province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.9Cuenca province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province28.7Segovia province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province28.3Badajoz province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province26.8Soria province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province25.6Jaén province: 25.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.6La Rioja province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province25.3Ciudad Real province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province25.2Asturias province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province25Zamora province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province24.6Ourense province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province23.6Palencia province: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province23.5Huesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province22.5Lugo province: 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province21.1Cáceres province: 19.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province19.6Teruel province: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province18.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Balearic Islands province61.6
2Madrid province57.7
3Barcelona province56.3
4Melilla province56.2
5Ceuta province54.8
6Girona province49.8
7Alicante province49.7
8Málaga province48
9Tarragona province47
10Valencia province45.2
11Almería province43.5
12Biscay province42.6
13Las Palmas province42.3
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province42.1
15Seville province41.4
16Castellón province41.3
17Cádiz province40.3
18Lleida province40.2
19Navarre province40.1
20Huelva province38.2
21Álava province36.6
22Toledo province36.3
23Granada province35.3
24Murcia province35
25Guadalajara province34.2
26Zaragoza province32.2
27León province31.6
28Valladolid province31.2
29Gipuzkoa province30.8
30Burgos province30.6
31Córdoba province30.2
32Salamanca province29.5
33Cantabria province29.2
34Ávila province29.2
35A Coruña province29
36Albacete province29
37Pontevedra province28.9
38Cuenca province28.7
39Segovia province28.3
40Badajoz province26.8
41Soria province25.6
42Jaén province25.6
43La Rioja province25.3
44Ciudad Real province25.2
45Asturias province25
46Zamora province24.6
47Ourense province23.6
48Palencia province23.5
49Huesca province22.5
50Lugo province21.1
51Cáceres province19.6
52Teruel province18.5

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

Invokely calculated this figure from the publishers' data, so Invokely is the author and the publishers of the inputs are named.

APA 7

Invokely. (n.d.). Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE) (Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016) [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

MLA 9

Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Invokely. n.d. Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE). Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016. Dataset. Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000.

Harvard

Invokely (no date) Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE), Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016 [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).

BibTeX
@misc{invokely_provinces_of_spain_by_2016,
  author = {{Invokely}},
  title = {{Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE): Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE. Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crime-rate-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Invokely
TI  - Infracciones penales conocidas (Balance de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior) por 1.000 habitantes (Padrón, INE): Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain), 2016
PB  - Invokely
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#recorded_offences_per_1000
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/crime-rate-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Calculated from data by Ministerio del Interior and INE.
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/crime-rate-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"recorded_offences_per_1000","level":"province","within":"Spain","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=recorded_offences_per_1000&level=province&within=Spain&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Balearic Islands province, with 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

Crime rate (Spain): other rankings

Provinces of Spain: more rankings