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Provinces of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2024, at 66 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lugo province had the lowest, at 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 42.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 50.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest66Barcelona province
Lowest28.8Lugo province
Median42.352 provinces
Spain50.5History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province: 52.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province: 65.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province: 66 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province: 45.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province: 61.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province: 43.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province: 50.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province: 57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province: 52.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province: 32.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province: 48.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province: 55.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province: 55.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province: 50.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 34
  • 34 to 39
  • 39 to 42
  • 42 to 47
  • 47 to 52
  • 52 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Barcelona province: 66 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province66Balearic Islands province: 65.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.8Girona province: 61.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province61.1Málaga province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province57.7Madrid province: 57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province57Tarragona province: 55.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province55.9Valencia province: 55.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province55.4Navarre province: 52.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.9Alicante province: 52.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province52.5Seville province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province51Melilla province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province50.9Lleida province: 50.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province50.8Biscay province: 50.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province50.5Las Palmas province: 48.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province48.4Álava province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province47.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province47.5Murcia province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province47.4Castellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province46.8Gipuzkoa province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province45.7Cádiz province: 45.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.4Toledo province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province45.2Almería province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province44.7Guadalajara province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province43.7Granada province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province43.7Huelva province: 43.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province43.4Ceuta province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.5Ávila province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province42.2Cantabria province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province41.9Zaragoza province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province41.5Córdoba province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province40.4Segovia province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province40.2Valladolid province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province39.7Albacete province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province39.5Soria province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province39.5Burgos province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province38.9León province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province38.1Huesca province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province38.1A Coruña province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province37.8Salamanca province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province37La Rioja province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.8Pontevedra province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.7Badajoz province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province35.2Cuenca province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province34.6Asturias province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province34Zamora province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province33.9Jaén province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province32.9Palencia province: 32.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province32.8Ciudad Real province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province31.5Ourense province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province30.9Teruel province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province29.5Cáceres province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province29Lugo province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province28.8Barcelona province: 66 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarcelona province66Balearic Islands province: 65.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands province65.8Girona province: 61.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGirona province61.1Málaga province: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMálaga province57.7Madrid province: 57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadrid province57Tarragona province: 55.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsTarragona province55.9Valencia province: 55.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencia province55.4Navarre province: 52.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre province52.9Alicante province: 52.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlicante province52.5Seville province: 51 per 1,000 inhabitantsSeville province51Melilla province: 50.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla province50.9Lleida province: 50.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLleida province50.8Biscay province: 50.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBiscay province50.5Las Palmas province: 48.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLas Palmas province48.4Álava province: 47.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁlava province47.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 47.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSanta Cruz de Tenerife province47.5Murcia province: 47.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMurcia province47.4Castellón province: 46.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastellón province46.8Gipuzkoa province: 45.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGipuzkoa province45.7Cádiz province: 45.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCádiz province45.4Toledo province: 45.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsToledo province45.2Almería province: 44.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlmería province44.7Guadalajara province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuadalajara province43.7Granada province: 43.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranada province43.7Huelva province: 43.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuelva province43.4Ceuta province: 42.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta province42.5Ávila province: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsÁvila province42.2Cantabria province: 41.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria province41.9Zaragoza province: 41.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsZaragoza province41.5Córdoba province: 40.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCórdoba province40.4Segovia province: 40.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSegovia province40.2Valladolid province: 39.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValladolid province39.7Albacete province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlbacete province39.5Soria province: 39.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSoria province39.5Burgos province: 38.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurgos province38.9León province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLeón province38.1Huesca province: 38.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHuesca province38.1A Coruña province: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsA Coruña province37.8Salamanca province: 37 per 1,000 inhabitantsSalamanca province37La Rioja province: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja province36.8Pontevedra province: 35.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPontevedra province35.7Badajoz province: 35.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBadajoz province35.2Cuenca province: 34.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCuenca province34.6Asturias province: 34 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias province34Zamora province: 33.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsZamora province33.9Jaén province: 32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsJaén province32.9Palencia province: 32.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPalencia province32.8Ciudad Real province: 31.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCiudad Real province31.5Ourense province: 30.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsOurense province30.9Teruel province: 29.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsTeruel province29.5Cáceres province: 29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCáceres province29Lugo province: 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLugo province28.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Barcelona province66-1.7 pts
2Balearic Islands province65.8+0.2 pts
3Girona province61.1+1.5 pts
4Málaga province57.7+1.1 pts
5Madrid province57-3 pts
6Tarragona province55.9+0.6 pts
7Valencia province55.4-2.2 pts
8Navarre province52.9+0.6 pts
9Alicante province52.5-1.5 pts
10Seville province51-1.5 pts
11Melilla province50.9-0.1 pts
12Lleida province50.8+0.8 pts
13Biscay province50.5-0.8 pts
14Las Palmas province48.4-1.2 pts
15Álava province47.8+1.3 pts
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province47.5+2.7 pts
17Murcia province47.4-0.3 pts
18Castellón province46.8-1.5 pts
19Gipuzkoa province45.7+0.5 pts
20Cádiz province45.4-2.5 pts
21Toledo province45.2+0.9 pts
22Almería province44.7+0.6 pts
23Guadalajara province43.7-2.4 pts
24Granada province43.7-1.2 pts
25Huelva province43.4-0.8 pts
26Ceuta province42.5-0.1 pts
27Ávila province42.2+2.8 pts
28Cantabria province41.9+0.8 pts
29Zaragoza province41.5+1.7 pts
30Córdoba province40.4-0.7 pts
31Segovia province40.2+1.9 pts
32Valladolid province39.7+1.3 pts
33Albacete province39.5-0.8 pts
34Soria province39.5-2 pts
35Burgos province38.9-0.3 pts
36León province38.1+0.5 pts
37Huesca province38.1+2.9 pts
38A Coruña province37.8+0.3 pts
39Salamanca province37-1.8 pts
40La Rioja province36.8-0.9 pts
41Pontevedra province35.7-0.2 pts
42Badajoz province35.2-0.4 pts
43Cuenca province34.6-2.9 pts
44Asturias province34+0.3 pts
45Zamora province33.9+0.9 pts
46Jaén province32.9-1.1 pts
47Palencia province32.8+1.6 pts
48Ciudad Real province31.5-0.5 pts
49Ourense province30.9-0.7 pts
50Teruel province29.5+0.1 pts
51Cáceres province29-1 pts
52Lugo province28.8+0.6 pts

Other periods

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)?

Barcelona province, with 66 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which province has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Lugo province, with 28.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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