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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2021, at 52 per 1,000 inhabitants. Teruel province had the lowest, at 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 41.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest52Balearic Islands province
Lowest21.9Teruel province
Median33.952 provinces
Spain41.3History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 27 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 51.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 26 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 41.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 33.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 46.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 47.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 30
  • 30 to 34
  • 34 to 38
  • 38 to 44
  • 44 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Balearic Islands province: 52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province52Barcelona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province51.7Madrid province: 51.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province51.2Girona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province50Valencia province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province48Melilla province: 47.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province47.7Ceuta province: 46.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province46.9Málaga province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province44.8Tarragona province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province44.7Biscay province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.5Lleida province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province42.2Alicante province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province41.9Las Palmas province: 41.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province41.2Navarre province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province40.4Seville province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province39.4Murcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province38.2Castellón province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province37.8Toledo province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province37.6Cádiz province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province37.6A Coruña province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province36.1Almería province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province35.7Guadalajara province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province35.6Valladolid province: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province34.8Granada province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province34.4Álava province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province34.1Cantabria province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province34Zaragoza province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province33.9Huelva province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province33.7Gipuzkoa province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province33.5Burgos province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province33.5Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 33.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province33.3Pontevedra province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province33Ávila province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province32.7Cuenca province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province31.5Albacete province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province30.5Córdoba province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province30Salamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.6León province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province29.3Segovia province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province29Soria province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province28.7La Rioja province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province28.5Ourense province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province28.3Zamora province: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province27.4Huesca province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province27.1Palencia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province27.1Ciudad Real province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province27.1Badajoz province: 27 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27Jaén province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province26.2Asturias province: 26 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province26Lugo province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province24.6Cáceres province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province23.6Teruel province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province21.9Balearic Islands province: 52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province52Barcelona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province51.7Madrid province: 51.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province51.2Girona province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province50Valencia province: 48 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province48Melilla province: 47.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province47.7Ceuta province: 46.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province46.9Málaga province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province44.8Tarragona province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province44.7Biscay province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province42.5Lleida province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province42.2Alicante province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province41.9Las Palmas province: 41.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province41.2Navarre province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province40.4Seville province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province39.4Murcia province: 38.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province38.2Castellón province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province37.8Toledo province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province37.6Cádiz province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province37.6A Coruña province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province36.1Almería province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province35.7Guadalajara province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province35.6Valladolid province: 34.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province34.8Granada province: 34.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province34.4Álava province: 34.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province34.1Cantabria province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province34Zaragoza province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province33.9Huelva province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province33.7Gipuzkoa province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province33.5Burgos province: 33.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province33.5Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 33.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province33.3Pontevedra province: 33 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province33Ávila province: 32.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province32.7Cuenca province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province31.5Albacete province: 30.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province30.5Córdoba province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province30Salamanca province: 29.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province29.6León province: 29.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province29.3Segovia province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province29Soria province: 28.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province28.7La Rioja province: 28.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province28.5Ourense province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province28.3Zamora province: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province27.4Huesca province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province27.1Palencia province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province27.1Ciudad Real province: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province27.1Badajoz province: 27 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province27Jaén province: 26.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province26.2Asturias province: 26 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province26Lugo province: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province24.6Cáceres province: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province23.6Teruel province: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province21.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Balearic Islands province52+1 pts
2Barcelona province51.7+4.7 pts
3Madrid province51.2+5.5 pts
4Girona province50+5.6 pts
5Valencia province48+8.6 pts
6Melilla province47.7-3.6 pts
7Ceuta province46.9+3.6 pts
8Málaga province44.8+5.4 pts
9Tarragona province44.7+5 pts
10Biscay province42.5+4 pts
11Lleida province42.2+6.7 pts
12Alicante province41.9+3.2 pts
13Las Palmas province41.2-1.4 pts
14Navarre province40.4+4.7 pts
15Seville province39.4+2.2 pts
16Murcia province38.2+4.5 pts
17Castellón province37.8+6.4 pts
18Toledo province37.6+1.4 pts
19Cádiz province37.6+3.2 pts
20A Coruña province36.1+7.6 pts
21Almería province35.7+3.2 pts
22Guadalajara province35.6+3 pts
23Valladolid province34.8+5.9 pts
24Granada province34.4+3 pts
25Álava province34.1+2.3 pts
26Cantabria province34+5.6 pts
27Zaragoza province33.9+4.7 pts
28Huelva province33.7+2.4 pts
29Gipuzkoa province33.5+3.5 pts
30Burgos province33.5+4.9 pts
31Santa Cruz de Tenerife province33.3-0.7 pts
32Pontevedra province33+4.4 pts
33Ávila province32.7+4.5 pts
34Cuenca province31.5+4 pts
35Albacete province30.5+2.8 pts
36Córdoba province30+1.9 pts
37Salamanca province29.6+3.7 pts
38León province29.3+1.8 pts
39Segovia province29+2.1 pts
40Soria province28.7+3.5 pts
41La Rioja province28.5+4 pts
42Ourense province28.3+4 pts
43Zamora province27.4+3.1 pts
44Huesca province27.1+3.4 pts
45Palencia province27.1+3.6 pts
46Ciudad Real province27.1+3.4 pts
47Badajoz province27+1.7 pts
48Jaén province26.2+2.3 pts
49Asturias province26+2.2 pts
50Lugo province24.6+3.7 pts
51Cáceres province23.6+3.1 pts
52Teruel province21.9+4.3 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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Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Balearic Islands province, with 52 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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