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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2017, at 64.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 43.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest64.7Balearic Islands province
Lowest17.8Teruel province
Median31.852 provinces
Spain43.9History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 49.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 64.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 58.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 52.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 31 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 20.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 58.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 38.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 24.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 30.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 47.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 53 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 55.1 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2017

Balearic Islands province: 64.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province64.7Barcelona province: 58.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province58.8Madrid province: 58.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province58.6Melilla province: 55.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province55.1Ceuta province: 53 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province53Girona province: 52.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province52.3Alicante province: 49.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.5Tarragona province: 47.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province47.6Málaga province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province47.4Valencia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province44.9Las Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province44.1Seville province: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province43Biscay province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42.5Almería province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province41.6Cádiz province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.5Lleida province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province39.9Castellón province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province39.5Navarre province: 38.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province38.6Huelva province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province37.5Álava province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province37.2Toledo province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province37.1Granada province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province37.1Murcia province: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province35.8Guadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province34.2Zaragoza province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province32Córdoba province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province31.6Valladolid province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province31.5León province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province31.3Burgos province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province31.2Gipuzkoa province: 31 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province31Albacete province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province30.2Cantabria province: 30.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province30.1A Coruña province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province29.7Salamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.6Ávila province: 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province29.1Cuenca province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province28.8Pontevedra province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.4Badajoz province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27.6Segovia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province27.1Soria province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province26.3Zamora province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province25.7La Rioja province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province25Asturias province: 24.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province24.8Palencia province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province24.6Jaén province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province24.6Ciudad Real province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province24.5Ourense province: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province23.2Huesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province22.5Lugo province: 20.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province20.9Cáceres province: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province19.2Teruel province: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province17.8Balearic Islands province: 64.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province64.7Barcelona province: 58.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province58.8Madrid province: 58.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province58.6Melilla province: 55.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province55.1Ceuta province: 53 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province53Girona province: 52.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province52.3Alicante province: 49.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.5Tarragona province: 47.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province47.6Málaga province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province47.4Valencia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province44.9Las Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province44.1Seville province: 43 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province43Biscay province: 42.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42.5Almería province: 41.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province41.6Cádiz province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.5Lleida province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province39.9Castellón province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province39.5Navarre province: 38.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province38.6Huelva province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province37.5Álava province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province37.2Toledo province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province37.1Granada province: 37.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province37.1Murcia province: 35.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province35.8Guadalajara province: 34.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province34.2Zaragoza province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province32Córdoba province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province31.6Valladolid province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province31.5León province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province31.3Burgos province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province31.2Gipuzkoa province: 31 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province31Albacete province: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province30.2Cantabria province: 30.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province30.1A Coruña province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province29.7Salamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.6Ávila province: 29.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province29.1Cuenca province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province28.8Pontevedra province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.4Badajoz province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27.6Segovia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province27.1Soria province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province26.3Zamora province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province25.7La Rioja province: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province25Asturias province: 24.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province24.8Palencia province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province24.6Jaén province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province24.6Ciudad Real province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province24.5Ourense province: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province23.2Huesca province: 22.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province22.5Lugo province: 20.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province20.9Cáceres province: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province19.2Teruel province: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province17.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Balearic Islands province64.7+3.1 pts
2Barcelona province58.8+2.5 pts
3Madrid province58.6+0.8 pts
4Melilla province55.1-1.1 pts
5Ceuta province53-1.8 pts
6Girona province52.3+2.5 pts
7Alicante province49.5-0.3 pts
8Tarragona province47.6+0.7 pts
9Málaga province47.4-0.6 pts
10Valencia province44.9-0.3 pts
11Las Palmas province44.1+1.8 pts
12Seville province43+1.6 pts
13Biscay province42.9+0.3 pts
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province42.5+0.3 pts
15Almería province41.6-1.9 pts
16Cádiz province40.5+0.2 pts
17Lleida province39.9-0.3 pts
18Castellón province39.5-1.8 pts
19Navarre province38.6-1.5 pts
20Huelva province37.5-0.8 pts
21Álava province37.2+0.6 pts
22Toledo province37.1+0.8 pts
23Granada province37.1+1.8 pts
24Murcia province35.8+0.8 pts
25Guadalajara province34.2-0 pts
26Zaragoza province32-0.2 pts
27Córdoba province31.6+1.4 pts
28Valladolid province31.5+0.3 pts
29León province31.3-0.4 pts
30Burgos province31.2+0.6 pts
31Gipuzkoa province31+0.2 pts
32Albacete province30.2+1.2 pts
33Cantabria province30.1+0.9 pts
34A Coruña province29.7+0.7 pts
35Salamanca province29.6+0.1 pts
36Ávila province29.1-0.1 pts
37Cuenca province28.8+0.1 pts
38Pontevedra province28.4-0.6 pts
39Badajoz province27.6+0.7 pts
40Segovia province27.1-1.2 pts
41Soria province26.3+0.6 pts
42Zamora province25.7+1.1 pts
43La Rioja province25-0.3 pts
44Asturias province24.8-0.2 pts
45Palencia province24.6+1.2 pts
46Jaén province24.6-1 pts
47Ciudad Real province24.5-0.7 pts
48Ourense province23.2-0.4 pts
49Huesca province22.5-0.1 pts
50Lugo province20.9-0.2 pts
51Cáceres province19.2-0.5 pts
52Teruel province17.8-0.7 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.

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 64.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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