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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Melilla province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2020, at 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest51.3Melilla province
Lowest17.6Teruel province
Median29.652 provinces
Spain37.2History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 38.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 28.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 44.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 23.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 21 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 45.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 23.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2020

Melilla province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province51.3Balearic Islands province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province51Barcelona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province47Madrid province: 45.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province45.8Girona province: 44.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province44.5Ceuta province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province43.3Las Palmas province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province42.6Tarragona province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province39.8Málaga province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province39.4Valencia province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province39.4Alicante province: 38.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province38.7Biscay province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province38.5Seville province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province37.2Toledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province36.3Navarre province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province35.7Lleida province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province35.6Cádiz province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province34.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province34Murcia province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province33.7Guadalajara province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province32.6Almería province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province32.5Álava province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province31.9Granada province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province31.4Castellón province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province31.4Huelva province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province31.3Gipuzkoa province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province30Zaragoza province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province29.2Valladolid province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province28.9Burgos province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province28.6Pontevedra province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.6A Coruña province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province28.5Cantabria province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province28.5Ávila province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province28.2Córdoba province: 28.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province28.1Albacete province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province27.6Cuenca province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province27.5León province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province27.5Segovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province26.8Salamanca province: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province25.9Badajoz province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province25.3Soria province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province25.2La Rioja province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province24.5Zamora province: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province24.3Ourense province: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province24.2Jaén province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province23.9Asturias province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province23.9Huesca province: 23.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province23.8Ciudad Real province: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province23.7Palencia province: 23.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province23.4Lugo province: 21 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province21Cáceres province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province20.5Teruel province: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province17.6Melilla province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province51.3Balearic Islands province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province51Barcelona province: 47 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province47Madrid province: 45.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province45.8Girona province: 44.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province44.5Ceuta province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province43.3Las Palmas province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province42.6Tarragona province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province39.8Málaga province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province39.4Valencia province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province39.4Alicante province: 38.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province38.7Biscay province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province38.5Seville province: 37.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province37.2Toledo province: 36.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province36.3Navarre province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province35.7Lleida province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province35.6Cádiz province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province34.4Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province34Murcia province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province33.7Guadalajara province: 32.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province32.6Almería province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province32.5Álava province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province31.9Granada province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province31.4Castellón province: 31.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province31.4Huelva province: 31.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province31.3Gipuzkoa province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province30Zaragoza province: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province29.2Valladolid province: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province28.9Burgos province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province28.6Pontevedra province: 28.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province28.6A Coruña province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province28.5Cantabria province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province28.5Ávila province: 28.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province28.2Córdoba province: 28.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province28.1Albacete province: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province27.6Cuenca province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province27.5León province: 27.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province27.5Segovia province: 26.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province26.8Salamanca province: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province25.9Badajoz province: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province25.3Soria province: 25.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province25.2La Rioja province: 24.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province24.5Zamora province: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province24.3Ourense province: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province24.2Jaén province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province23.9Asturias province: 23.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province23.9Huesca province: 23.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province23.8Ciudad Real province: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province23.7Palencia province: 23.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province23.4Lugo province: 21 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province21Cáceres province: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province20.5Teruel province: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province17.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Melilla province51.3-13.2 pts
2Balearic Islands province51-16.6 pts
3Barcelona province47-21.1 pts
4Madrid province45.8-15.4 pts
5Girona province44.5-14.2 pts
6Ceuta province43.3-12.7 pts
7Las Palmas province42.6-4.5 pts
8Tarragona province39.8-9.4 pts
9Málaga province39.4-8.8 pts
10Valencia province39.4-7.9 pts
11Alicante province38.7-8.6 pts
12Biscay province38.5-10.5 pts
13Seville province37.2-7.7 pts
14Toledo province36.3-4.2 pts
15Navarre province35.7-8.9 pts
16Lleida province35.6-7.3 pts
17Cádiz province34.4-6.5 pts
18Santa Cruz de Tenerife province34-7.6 pts
19Murcia province33.7-4.5 pts
20Guadalajara province32.6-5.4 pts
21Almería province32.5-6 pts
22Álava province31.9-7.4 pts
23Granada province31.4-5.1 pts
24Castellón province31.4-8.6 pts
25Huelva province31.3-5 pts
26Gipuzkoa province30-4.5 pts
27Zaragoza province29.2-6.4 pts
28Valladolid province28.9-5.6 pts
29Burgos province28.6-6 pts
30Pontevedra province28.6-2 pts
31A Coruña province28.5-3.2 pts
32Cantabria province28.5-2.7 pts
33Ávila province28.2-3.9 pts
34Córdoba province28.1-4.1 pts
35Albacete province27.6-6.1 pts
36Cuenca province27.5-4.2 pts
37León province27.5-6.3 pts
38Segovia province26.8-1.6 pts
39Salamanca province25.9-3.8 pts
40Badajoz province25.3-2.8 pts
41Soria province25.2-3.7 pts
42La Rioja province24.5-3.2 pts
43Zamora province24.3-2.2 pts
44Ourense province24.2-2.3 pts
45Jaén province23.9-1.8 pts
46Asturias province23.9-2.7 pts
47Huesca province23.8-1.4 pts
48Ciudad Real province23.7-2.6 pts
49Palencia province23.4-3 pts
50Lugo province21-1.8 pts
51Cáceres province20.5-1.4 pts
52Teruel province17.6-2.9 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)?

Melilla province, with 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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