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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2023, at 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lugo province had the lowest, at 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 42.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest67.6Barcelona province
Lowest28.3Lugo province
Median42.152 provinces
Spain51.3History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 46.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 54 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 65.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 39.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 47.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 46.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 37.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 56.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 38.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 52.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 55.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 44.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 57.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 35
  • 35 to 38
  • 38 to 42
  • 42 to 47
  • 47 to 52
  • 52 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Barcelona province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province67.6Balearic Islands province: 65.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.6Madrid province: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province60Girona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province59.6Valencia province: 57.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province57.5Málaga province: 56.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province56.5Tarragona province: 55.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province55.3Alicante province: 54 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province54Seville province: 52.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province52.6Navarre province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.2Biscay province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province51.3Melilla province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province51Lleida province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province50Las Palmas province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province49.7Castellón province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province48.3Cádiz province: 47.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province47.9Murcia province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province47.8Álava province: 46.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province46.6Guadalajara province: 46.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province46.2Gipuzkoa province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province45.2Granada province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province44.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province44.8Toledo province: 44.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province44.4Huelva province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province44.2Almería province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province44.2Ceuta province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.6Soria province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province41.5Cantabria province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province41.1Córdoba province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province41.1Albacete province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province40.3Zaragoza province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province39.8Ávila province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province39.4Burgos province: 39.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province39.1Salamanca province: 38.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province38.8Valladolid province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province38.5Segovia province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province38.3La Rioja province: 37.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province37.7León province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province37.6Cuenca province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province37.5A Coruña province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province37.5Pontevedra province: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.9Badajoz province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province35.6Huesca province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province35.2Jaén province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province34Asturias province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province33.7Zamora province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province32.9Ciudad Real province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32Ourense province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province31.6Palencia province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province31.2Cáceres province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province30Teruel province: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province29.4Lugo province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province28.3Barcelona province: 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province67.6Balearic Islands province: 65.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.6Madrid province: 60 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province60Girona province: 59.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province59.6Valencia province: 57.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province57.5Málaga province: 56.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province56.5Tarragona province: 55.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province55.3Alicante province: 54 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province54Seville province: 52.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province52.6Navarre province: 52.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.2Biscay province: 51.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province51.3Melilla province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province51Lleida province: 50 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province50Las Palmas province: 49.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province49.7Castellón province: 48.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province48.3Cádiz province: 47.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province47.9Murcia province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province47.8Álava province: 46.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province46.6Guadalajara province: 46.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province46.2Gipuzkoa province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province45.2Granada province: 44.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province44.9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 44.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province44.8Toledo province: 44.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province44.4Huelva province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province44.2Almería province: 44.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province44.2Ceuta province: 42.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.6Soria province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province41.5Cantabria province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province41.1Córdoba province: 41.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province41.1Albacete province: 40.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province40.3Zaragoza province: 39.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province39.8Ávila province: 39.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province39.4Burgos province: 39.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province39.1Salamanca province: 38.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province38.8Valladolid province: 38.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province38.5Segovia province: 38.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province38.3La Rioja province: 37.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province37.7León province: 37.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province37.6Cuenca province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province37.5A Coruña province: 37.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province37.5Pontevedra province: 35.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.9Badajoz province: 35.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province35.6Huesca province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province35.2Jaén province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province34Asturias province: 33.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province33.7Zamora province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province32.9Ciudad Real province: 32 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province32Ourense province: 31.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province31.6Palencia province: 31.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province31.2Cáceres province: 30 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province30Teruel province: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province29.4Lugo province: 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province28.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Barcelona province67.6+4.2 pts
2Balearic Islands province65.6+1 pts
3Madrid province60+0.5 pts
4Girona province59.60 pts
5Valencia province57.5+2.7 pts
6Málaga province56.5+3.1 pts
7Tarragona province55.3+3.6 pts
8Alicante province54+4.4 pts
9Seville province52.6+4.3 pts
10Navarre province52.2+1.9 pts
11Biscay province51.3+0.2 pts
12Melilla province51+0.4 pts
13Lleida province50+1.1 pts
14Las Palmas province49.7+2.9 pts
15Castellón province48.3+4.8 pts
16Cádiz province47.9+2.8 pts
17Murcia province47.8+2.9 pts
18Álava province46.6+4.6 pts
19Guadalajara province46.2+2.4 pts
20Gipuzkoa province45.2+5.2 pts
21Granada province44.9+4.3 pts
22Santa Cruz de Tenerife province44.8+4.2 pts
23Toledo province44.4+1.1 pts
24Huelva province44.2+3.8 pts
25Almería province44.2+3.8 pts
26Ceuta province42.6-1.1 pts
27Soria province41.5+3 pts
28Cantabria province41.1+0.6 pts
29Córdoba province41.1+4.3 pts
30Albacete province40.3+0.7 pts
31Zaragoza province39.8+1.5 pts
32Ávila province39.4+6 pts
33Burgos province39.1+1.6 pts
34Salamanca province38.8+0.9 pts
35Valladolid province38.5-0.7 pts
36Segovia province38.3+3.4 pts
37La Rioja province37.7+0.9 pts
38León province37.6+0.8 pts
39Cuenca province37.5+1.5 pts
40A Coruña province37.5-0.7 pts
41Pontevedra province35.9-0.8 pts
42Badajoz province35.6+3.6 pts
43Huesca province35.2+2.7 pts
44Jaén province34+2.1 pts
45Asturias province33.7+1.8 pts
46Zamora province32.9+0.7 pts
47Ciudad Real province32-0.4 pts
48Ourense province31.6+0.8 pts
49Palencia province31.2-0.4 pts
50Cáceres province30+2.3 pts
51Teruel province29.4+2.8 pts
52Lugo province28.3+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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Questions

Which province has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 67.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Lugo province, with 28.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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