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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2018, at 65.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 34 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 45.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest65.9Barcelona province
Lowest20.5Teruel province
Median3452 provinces
Spain45.6History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 27.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 65.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 65.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 21.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 24.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 30.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 56.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 38.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 33.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 36.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 23.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 25.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 44 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 22.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 59.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 30.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 55.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 63.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
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  • 26 to 31
  • 31 to 34
  • 34 to 41
  • 41 to 47
  • 47 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2018. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Barcelona province: 65.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province65.9Balearic Islands province: 65.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.3Melilla province: 63.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province63.5Madrid province: 59.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province59.3Girona province: 56.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province56.8Ceuta province: 55.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province55.5Tarragona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province50Málaga province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48.3Alicante province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province48.2Valencia province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province46.7Biscay province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province46.7Las Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province44.1Lleida province: 44 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province44Seville province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province42.4Navarre province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province42.1Castellón province: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province41.7Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41Cádiz province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province41Toledo province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province40.1Almería province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province39.9Álava province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province38.9Guadalajara province: 38.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province38.4Murcia province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province37.5Granada province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province37Huelva province: 36.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province36.4Zaragoza province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province34.1León province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province33.8Gipuzkoa province: 33.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province33.1Valladolid province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province33Burgos province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province32.7Albacete province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province32.6Córdoba province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province32.6A Coruña province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province31.6Ávila province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province30.9Salamanca province: 30.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province30.7Cantabria province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province30.5Cuenca province: 30.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province30.3Pontevedra province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province29.6Badajoz province: 27.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27.2Segovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province26.8Palencia province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province26.3Zamora province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province26.3Soria province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province26.2La Rioja province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province26.2Asturias province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province25.7Ourense province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province25.2Jaén province: 25.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.1Ciudad Real province: 24.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province24.7Huesca province: 23.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province23.1Lugo province: 22.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province22.8Cáceres province: 21.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province21.2Teruel province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province20.5Barcelona province: 65.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province65.9Balearic Islands province: 65.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.3Melilla province: 63.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province63.5Madrid province: 59.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province59.3Girona province: 56.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province56.8Ceuta province: 55.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province55.5Tarragona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province50Málaga province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48.3Alicante province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province48.2Valencia province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province46.7Biscay province: 46.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province46.7Las Palmas province: 44.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province44.1Lleida province: 44 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province44Seville province: 42.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province42.4Navarre province: 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province42.1Castellón province: 41.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province41.7Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41Cádiz province: 41 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province41Toledo province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province40.1Almería province: 39.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province39.9Álava province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province38.9Guadalajara province: 38.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province38.4Murcia province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province37.5Granada province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province37Huelva province: 36.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province36.4Zaragoza province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province34.1León province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province33.8Gipuzkoa province: 33.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province33.1Valladolid province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province33Burgos province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province32.7Albacete province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province32.6Córdoba province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province32.6A Coruña province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province31.6Ávila province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province30.9Salamanca province: 30.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province30.7Cantabria province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province30.5Cuenca province: 30.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province30.3Pontevedra province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province29.6Badajoz province: 27.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27.2Segovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province26.8Palencia province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province26.3Zamora province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province26.3Soria province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province26.2La Rioja province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province26.2Asturias province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province25.7Ourense province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province25.2Jaén province: 25.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.1Ciudad Real province: 24.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province24.7Huesca province: 23.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province23.1Lugo province: 22.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province22.8Cáceres province: 21.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province21.2Teruel province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province20.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Barcelona province65.9+7.1 pts
2Balearic Islands province65.3+0.6 pts
3Melilla province63.5+8.4 pts
4Madrid province59.3+0.7 pts
5Girona province56.8+4.5 pts
6Ceuta province55.5+2.5 pts
7Tarragona province50+2.4 pts
8Málaga province48.3+0.9 pts
9Alicante province48.2-1.3 pts
10Valencia province46.7+1.8 pts
11Biscay province46.7+3.8 pts
12Las Palmas province44.1-0 pts
13Lleida province44+4.2 pts
14Seville province42.4-0.6 pts
15Navarre province42.1+3.5 pts
16Castellón province41.7+2.1 pts
17Santa Cruz de Tenerife province41-1.5 pts
18Cádiz province41+0.5 pts
19Toledo province40.1+3 pts
20Almería province39.9-1.7 pts
21Álava province38.9+1.7 pts
22Guadalajara province38.4+4.2 pts
23Murcia province37.5+1.6 pts
24Granada province37-0.1 pts
25Huelva province36.4-1 pts
26Zaragoza province34.1+2.1 pts
27León province33.8+2.5 pts
28Gipuzkoa province33.1+2.1 pts
29Valladolid province33+1.5 pts
30Burgos province32.7+1.5 pts
31Albacete province32.6+2.4 pts
32Córdoba province32.6+1 pts
33A Coruña province31.6+1.9 pts
34Ávila province30.9+1.8 pts
35Salamanca province30.7+1.1 pts
36Cantabria province30.5+0.4 pts
37Cuenca province30.3+1.5 pts
38Pontevedra province29.6+1.2 pts
39Badajoz province27.2-0.4 pts
40Segovia province26.8-0.3 pts
41Palencia province26.3+1.7 pts
42Zamora province26.3+0.6 pts
43Soria province26.2-0 pts
44La Rioja province26.2+1.2 pts
45Asturias province25.7+0.9 pts
46Ourense province25.2+2 pts
47Jaén province25.1+0.5 pts
48Ciudad Real province24.7+0.2 pts
49Huesca province23.1+0.6 pts
50Lugo province22.8+1.9 pts
51Cáceres province21.2+2 pts
52Teruel province20.5+2.7 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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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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Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 65.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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