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EU regions (NUTS 2) by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain) of 19 regions in 2021, at 57. Melilla had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest57Catalonia
Lowest0Melilla
Median1019 regions

All regions, 2021

Catalonia: 57 countCatalonia57Andalusia: 55 countAndalusia55Community of Madrid: 37 countCommunity of Madrid37Valencian Community: 35 countValencian Community35Galicia: 18 countGalicia18Canary Islands: 16 countCanary Islands16Region of Murcia: 14 countRegion of Murcia14Castile and León: 13 countCastile and León13Basque Country: 11 countBasque Country11Castilla-La Mancha: 10 countCastilla-La Mancha10Balearic Islands: 6 countBalearic Islands6Aragon: 5 countAragon5Cantabria: 4 countCantabria4Extremadura: 4 countExtremadura4La Rioja: 3 countLa Rioja3Ceuta: 2 countCeuta2Navarre: 2 countNavarre2Asturias: 1 countAsturias1Melilla: 0 countMelilla0Catalonia: 57 countCatalonia57Andalusia: 55 countAndalusia55Community of Madrid: 37 countCommunity of Madrid37Valencian Community: 35 countValencian Community35Galicia: 18 countGalicia18Canary Islands: 16 countCanary Islands16Region of Murcia: 14 countRegion of Murcia14Castile and León: 13 countCastile and León13Basque Country: 11 countBasque Country11Castilla-La Mancha: 10 countCastilla-La Mancha10Balearic Islands: 6 countBalearic Islands6Aragon: 5 countAragon5Cantabria: 4 countCantabria4Extremadura: 4 countExtremadura4La Rioja: 3 countLa Rioja3Ceuta: 2 countCeuta2Navarre: 2 countNavarre2Asturias: 1 countAsturias1Melilla: 0 countMelilla0
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count		Change on 2020
1Catalonia57+18.8%
2Andalusia55-9.8%
3Community of Madrid37-2.6%
4Valencian Community35-5.4%
5Galicia18+63.6%
6Canary Islands16+33.3%
7Region of Murcia14+40%
8Castile and León13-18.8%
9Basque Country11-15.4%
10Castilla-La Mancha10-41.2%
11Balearic Islands6-14.3%
12Aragon5+25%
13Cantabria4+300%
13Extremadura4-55.6%
15La Rioja3-40%
16Ceuta20%
16Navarre2+100%
18Asturias1-80%
19Melilla0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Completed intentional homicides and murders known to the police during the year; attempts are excluded.

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.

Small numbers: most municipalities record none or one in a year, so year-on-year changes are noisy. For rates comparable across countries use homicide_rate. 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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados (EU regions (NUTS 2) by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados, EU regions (NUTS 2) by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2021. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 28 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/eu-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. EU regions (NUTS 2) by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/eu-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados, EU regions (NUTS 2) by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/eu-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/eu-regions?period=2021. Publisher attribution: Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which region has the highest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)?

Catalonia, with 57 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which region has the lowest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)?

Melilla, with 0 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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