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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2019, at 68.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 35.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest68.1Barcelona province
Lowest20.5Teruel province
Median35.152 provinces
Spain46.8History

Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 68.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 40.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 40 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 58.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 36.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 61.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 44.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 26.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 47.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 49.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 26.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 56 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 64.5 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 32
  • 32 to 35
  • 35 to 41
  • 41 to 48
  • 48 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2019

Barcelona province: 68.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province68.1Balearic Islands province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province67.6Melilla province: 64.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province64.5Madrid province: 61.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province61.2Girona province: 58.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province58.7Ceuta province: 56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province56Tarragona province: 49.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province49.2Biscay province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province49Málaga province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48.2Alicante province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province47.3Valencia province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province47.3Las Palmas province: 47.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province47.1Seville province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province44.9Navarre province: 44.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province44.6Lleida province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province42.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41.5Cádiz province: 40.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.9Toledo province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province40.5Castellón province: 40 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province40Álava province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province39.2Almería province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province38.5Murcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province38.2Guadalajara province: 38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province38Granada province: 36.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province36.5Huelva province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province36.3Zaragoza province: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province35.5Burgos province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province34.6Gipuzkoa province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province34.6Valladolid province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province34.4León province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province33.8Albacete province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province33.8Córdoba province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province32.2Ávila province: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province32.1Cuenca province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province31.7A Coruña province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province31.7Cantabria province: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province31.1Pontevedra province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province30.6Salamanca province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.7Soria province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province28.9Segovia province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province28.4Badajoz province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province28.2La Rioja province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province27.6Ourense province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province26.6Asturias province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province26.6Zamora province: 26.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province26.5Palencia province: 26.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province26.4Ciudad Real province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province26.3Jaén province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.7Huesca province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province25.2Lugo province: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province22.7Cáceres province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province21.9Teruel province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province20.5Barcelona province: 68.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province68.1Balearic Islands province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province67.6Melilla province: 64.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province64.5Madrid province: 61.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province61.2Girona province: 58.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province58.7Ceuta province: 56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province56Tarragona province: 49.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province49.2Biscay province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province49Málaga province: 48.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province48.2Alicante province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province47.3Valencia province: 47.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province47.3Las Palmas province: 47.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province47.1Seville province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province44.9Navarre province: 44.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province44.6Lleida province: 42.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province42.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41.5Cádiz province: 40.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province40.9Toledo province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province40.5Castellón province: 40 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province40Álava province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province39.2Almería province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province38.5Murcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province38.2Guadalajara province: 38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province38Granada province: 36.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province36.5Huelva province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province36.3Zaragoza province: 35.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province35.5Burgos province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province34.6Gipuzkoa province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province34.6Valladolid province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province34.4León province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province33.8Albacete province: 33.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province33.8Córdoba province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province32.2Ávila province: 32.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province32.1Cuenca province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province31.7A Coruña province: 31.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province31.7Cantabria province: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province31.1Pontevedra province: 30.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province30.6Salamanca province: 29.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.7Soria province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province28.9Segovia province: 28.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province28.4Badajoz province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province28.2La Rioja province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province27.6Ourense province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province26.6Asturias province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province26.6Zamora province: 26.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province26.5Palencia province: 26.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province26.4Ciudad Real province: 26.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province26.3Jaén province: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province25.7Huesca province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province25.2Lugo province: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province22.7Cáceres province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province21.9Teruel 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

RankProvinces2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Barcelona province68.1+2.3 pts
2Balearic Islands province67.6+2.3 pts
3Melilla province64.5+1 pts
4Madrid province61.2+1.9 pts
5Girona province58.7+1.9 pts
6Ceuta province56+0.5 pts
7Tarragona province49.2-0.8 pts
8Biscay province49+2.4 pts
9Málaga province48.2-0.1 pts
10Alicante province47.3-0.9 pts
11Valencia province47.3+0.6 pts
12Las Palmas province47.1+3 pts
13Seville province44.9+2.5 pts
14Navarre province44.6+2.5 pts
15Lleida province42.8-1.2 pts
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province41.5+0.5 pts
17Cádiz province40.9-0.2 pts
18Toledo province40.5+0.4 pts
19Castellón province40-1.7 pts
20Álava province39.2+0.4 pts
21Almería province38.5-1.4 pts
22Murcia province38.2+0.8 pts
23Guadalajara province38-0.4 pts
24Granada province36.5-0.5 pts
25Huelva province36.3-0.1 pts
26Zaragoza province35.5+1.5 pts
27Burgos province34.6+1.9 pts
28Gipuzkoa province34.6+1.5 pts
29Valladolid province34.4+1.4 pts
30León province33.8-0 pts
31Albacete province33.8+1.1 pts
32Córdoba province32.2-0.4 pts
33Ávila province32.1+1.2 pts
34Cuenca province31.7+1.4 pts
35A Coruña province31.7+0.1 pts
36Cantabria province31.1+0.6 pts
37Pontevedra province30.6+1.1 pts
38Salamanca province29.7-1 pts
39Soria province28.9+2.7 pts
40Segovia province28.4+1.6 pts
41Badajoz province28.2+0.9 pts
42La Rioja province27.6+1.4 pts
43Ourense province26.6+1.4 pts
44Asturias province26.6+0.8 pts
45Zamora province26.5+0.2 pts
46Palencia province26.4+0.1 pts
47Ciudad Real province26.3+1.5 pts
48Jaén province25.7+0.6 pts
49Huesca province25.2+2.1 pts
50Lugo province22.7-0.1 pts
51Cáceres province21.9+0.7 pts
52Teruel province20.5-0 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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Questions

Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 68.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, 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 2019.

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