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Autonomous communities of Spain by crime rate (Spain)

Balearic Islands had the highest crime rate (Spain) of 19 autonomous communities in 2016, at 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Extremadura had the lowest, at 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 43.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Ministerio del Interior and INE.

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Highest61.6Balearic Islands
Lowest24.2Extremadura
Median37.819 autonomous communities
Spain43.2History

Map of autonomous communities, 2016

Andalusia: 39.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia: 53.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2016

Balearic Islands: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands61.6Community of Madrid: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid57.7Melilla: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla56.2Ceuta: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta54.8Catalonia: 53.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia53.7Valencian Community: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community46.4Canary Islands: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands42.2Navarre: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre40.1Andalusia: 39.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndalusia39.6Basque Country: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country37.8Region of Murcia: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia35Castilla-La Mancha: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha31.1Castile and León: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León29.4Cantabria: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria29.2Aragon: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon29.2Galicia: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia27.4La Rioja: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja25.3Asturias: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias25Extremadura: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura24.2Balearic Islands: 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBalearic Islands61.6Community of Madrid: 57.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCommunity of Madrid57.7Melilla: 56.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMelilla56.2Ceuta: 54.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCeuta54.8Catalonia: 53.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatalonia53.7Valencian Community: 46.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsValencian Community46.4Canary Islands: 42.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCanary Islands42.2Navarre: 40.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNavarre40.1Andalusia: 39.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndalusia39.6Basque Country: 37.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBasque Country37.8Region of Murcia: 35 per 1,000 inhabitantsRegion of Murcia35Castilla-La Mancha: 31.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastilla-La Mancha31.1Castile and León: 29.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCastile and León29.4Cantabria: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCantabria29.2Aragon: 29.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAragon29.2Galicia: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGalicia27.4La Rioja: 25.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLa Rioja25.3Asturias: 25 per 1,000 inhabitantsAsturias25Extremadura: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsExtremadura24.2
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Ministerio del Interior, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2016
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Balearic Islands61.6
2Community of Madrid57.7
3Melilla56.2
4Ceuta54.8
5Catalonia53.7
6Valencian Community46.4
7Canary Islands42.2
8Navarre40.1
9Andalusia39.6
10Basque Country37.8
11Region of Murcia35
12Castilla-La Mancha31.1
13Castile and León29.4
14Cantabria29.2
15Aragon29.2
16Galicia27.4
17La Rioja25.3
18Asturias25
19Extremadura24.2

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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 autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 autonomous community has the highest crime rate (Spain)?

Balearic Islands, with 61.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior and INE.

Which autonomous community has the lowest crime rate (Spain)?

Extremadura, with 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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