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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2022, at 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lugo province had the lowest, at 25.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 48.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest64.6Balearic Islands province
Lowest25.5Lugo province
Median40.252 provinces
Spain48.9History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 42 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 63.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 45.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 25.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 59.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 53.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 50.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 37.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 40.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 51.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 50.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Balearic Islands province: 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province64.6Barcelona province: 63.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province63.4Girona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province59.6Madrid province: 59.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province59.5Valencia province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province54.9Málaga province: 53.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province53.4Tarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province51.7Biscay province: 51.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province51.1Melilla province: 50.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province50.6Navarre province: 50.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province50.3Alicante province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.6Lleida province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province49Seville province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province48.3Las Palmas province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province46.8Cádiz province: 45.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.1Murcia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province44.9Guadalajara province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province43.8Ceuta province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province43.7Castellón province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province43.5Toledo province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province43.3Álava province: 42 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province42Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 40.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province40.7Granada province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province40.6Cantabria province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province40.5Almería province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province40.4Huelva province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province40.4Gipuzkoa province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province40.1Albacete province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province39.7Valladolid province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province39.2Soria province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province38.5Zaragoza province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province38.3A Coruña province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province38.1Salamanca province: 37.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province37.9Burgos province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province37.5Córdoba province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province36.8León province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province36.8La Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.7Pontevedra province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province36.7Cuenca province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province36.1Segovia province: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province34.9Ávila province: 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province33.4Huesca province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province32.5Ciudad Real province: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32.4Zamora province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province32.2Badajoz province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province32Asturias province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province31.9Jaén province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province31.8Palencia province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province31.5Ourense province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province30.8Cáceres province: 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province27.7Teruel province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province26.6Lugo province: 25.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province25.5Balearic Islands province: 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province64.6Barcelona province: 63.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province63.4Girona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province59.6Madrid province: 59.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province59.5Valencia province: 54.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province54.9Málaga province: 53.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province53.4Tarragona province: 51.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province51.7Biscay province: 51.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province51.1Melilla province: 50.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province50.6Navarre province: 50.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province50.3Alicante province: 49.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province49.6Lleida province: 49 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province49Seville province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province48.3Las Palmas province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province46.8Cádiz province: 45.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.1Murcia province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province44.9Guadalajara province: 43.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province43.8Ceuta province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province43.7Castellón province: 43.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province43.5Toledo province: 43.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province43.3Álava province: 42 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province42Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 40.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province40.7Granada province: 40.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province40.6Cantabria province: 40.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province40.5Almería province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province40.4Huelva province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province40.4Gipuzkoa province: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province40.1Albacete province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province39.7Valladolid province: 39.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province39.2Soria province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province38.5Zaragoza province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province38.3A Coruña province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province38.1Salamanca province: 37.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province37.9Burgos province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province37.5Córdoba province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province36.8León province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province36.8La Rioja province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.7Pontevedra province: 36.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province36.7Cuenca province: 36.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province36.1Segovia province: 34.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province34.9Ávila province: 33.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province33.4Huesca province: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province32.5Ciudad Real province: 32.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32.4Zamora province: 32.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province32.2Badajoz province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province32Asturias province: 31.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province31.9Jaén province: 31.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province31.8Palencia province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province31.5Ourense province: 30.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province30.8Cáceres province: 27.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province27.7Teruel province: 26.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province26.6Lugo province: 25.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province25.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Balearic Islands province64.6+12.6 pts
2Barcelona province63.4+11.7 pts
3Girona province59.6+9.6 pts
4Madrid province59.5+8.3 pts
5Valencia province54.9+6.9 pts
6Málaga province53.4+8.6 pts
7Tarragona province51.7+7 pts
8Biscay province51.1+8.6 pts
9Melilla province50.6+2.9 pts
10Navarre province50.3+9.9 pts
11Alicante province49.6+7.7 pts
12Lleida province49+6.8 pts
13Seville province48.3+8.9 pts
14Las Palmas province46.8+5.6 pts
15Cádiz province45.1+7.6 pts
16Murcia province44.9+6.7 pts
17Guadalajara province43.8+8.2 pts
18Ceuta province43.7-3.2 pts
19Castellón province43.5+5.7 pts
20Toledo province43.3+5.6 pts
21Álava province42+7.9 pts
22Santa Cruz de Tenerife province40.7+7.4 pts
23Granada province40.6+6.1 pts
24Cantabria province40.5+6.5 pts
25Almería province40.4+4.7 pts
26Huelva province40.4+6.7 pts
27Gipuzkoa province40.1+6.5 pts
28Albacete province39.7+9.2 pts
29Valladolid province39.2+4.4 pts
30Soria province38.5+9.8 pts
31Zaragoza province38.3+4.4 pts
32A Coruña province38.1+2 pts
33Salamanca province37.9+8.3 pts
34Burgos province37.5+4.1 pts
35Córdoba province36.8+6.8 pts
36León province36.8+7.5 pts
37La Rioja province36.7+8.2 pts
38Pontevedra province36.7+3.7 pts
39Cuenca province36.1+4.5 pts
40Segovia province34.9+6 pts
41Ávila province33.4+0.6 pts
42Huesca province32.5+5.4 pts
43Ciudad Real province32.4+5.3 pts
44Zamora province32.2+4.7 pts
45Badajoz province32+5 pts
46Asturias province31.9+5.9 pts
47Jaén province31.8+5.7 pts
48Palencia province31.5+4.5 pts
49Ourense province30.8+2.5 pts
50Cáceres province27.7+4.2 pts
51Teruel province26.6+4.7 pts
52Lugo province25.5+0.9 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)?

Balearic Islands province, with 64.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Lugo province, with 25.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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