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Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2016, at 45. Zamora province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Spain was 294. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest45Barcelona province
Lowest0Zamora province
Median352 provinces
Spain294History

Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 2 countAlbacete province: 1 countAlicante province: 16 countAlmería province: 6 countÁvila province: 1 countBadajoz province: 6 countBalearic Islands province: 9 countBarcelona province: 45 countBurgos province: 3 countCáceres province: 1 countCádiz province: 10 countCastellón province: 1 countCiudad Real province: 1 countCórdoba province: 1 countA Coruña province: 8 countCuenca province: 0 countGirona province: 2 countGranada province: 7 countGuadalajara province: 6 countGipuzkoa province: 1 countHuelva province: 8 countHuesca province: 0 countJaén province: 1 countLeón province: 3 countLleida province: 3 countLa Rioja province: 0 countLugo province: 2 countMadrid province: 33 countMálaga province: 19 countMurcia province: 12 countNavarre province: 1 countOurense province: 0 countAsturias province: 6 countPalencia province: 0 countLas Palmas province: 12 countPontevedra province: 2 countSalamanca province: 4 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 9 countCantabria province: 0 countSegovia province: 0 countSeville province: 16 countSoria province: 0 countTarragona province: 4 countTeruel province: 0 countToledo province: 3 countValencia province: 13 countValladolid province: 0 countBiscay province: 3 countZamora province: 0 countZaragoza province: 8 countCeuta province: 4 countMelilla province: 1 count
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count, 2016. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2016

Barcelona province: 45 countBarcelona province45Madrid province: 33 countMadrid province33Málaga province: 19 countMálaga province19Alicante province: 16 countAlicante province16Seville province: 16 countSeville province16Valencia province: 13 countValencia province13Las Palmas province: 12 countLas Palmas province12Murcia province: 12 countMurcia province12Cádiz province: 10 countCádiz province10Balearic Islands province: 9 countBalearic Islands province9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 9 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province9A Coruña province: 8 countA Coruña province8Huelva province: 8 countHuelva province8Zaragoza province: 8 countZaragoza province8Granada province: 7 countGranada province7Almería province: 6 countAlmería province6Asturias province: 6 countAsturias province6Badajoz province: 6 countBadajoz province6Guadalajara province: 6 countGuadalajara province6Ceuta province: 4 countCeuta province4Salamanca province: 4 countSalamanca province4Tarragona province: 4 countTarragona province4Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Burgos province: 3 countBurgos province3León province: 3 countLeón province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Girona province: 2 countGirona province2Lugo province: 2 countLugo province2Pontevedra province: 2 countPontevedra province2Albacete province: 1 countAlbacete province1Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Castellón province: 1 countCastellón province1Ciudad Real province: 1 countCiudad Real province1Córdoba province: 1 countCórdoba province1Gipuzkoa province: 1 countGipuzkoa province1Jaén province: 1 countJaén province1Melilla province: 1 countMelilla province1Navarre province: 1 countNavarre province1Cantabria province: 0 countCantabria province0Cuenca province: 0 countCuenca province0Huesca province: 0 countHuesca province0La Rioja province: 0 countLa Rioja province0Ourense province: 0 countOurense province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0Valladolid province: 0 countValladolid province0Zamora province: 0 countZamora province0Barcelona province: 45 countBarcelona province45Madrid province: 33 countMadrid province33Málaga province: 19 countMálaga province19Alicante province: 16 countAlicante province16Seville province: 16 countSeville province16Valencia province: 13 countValencia province13Las Palmas province: 12 countLas Palmas province12Murcia province: 12 countMurcia province12Cádiz province: 10 countCádiz province10Balearic Islands province: 9 countBalearic Islands province9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 9 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province9A Coruña province: 8 countA Coruña province8Huelva province: 8 countHuelva province8Zaragoza province: 8 countZaragoza province8Granada province: 7 countGranada province7Almería province: 6 countAlmería province6Asturias province: 6 countAsturias province6Badajoz province: 6 countBadajoz province6Guadalajara province: 6 countGuadalajara province6Ceuta province: 4 countCeuta province4Salamanca province: 4 countSalamanca province4Tarragona province: 4 countTarragona province4Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Burgos province: 3 countBurgos province3León province: 3 countLeón province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Girona province: 2 countGirona province2Lugo province: 2 countLugo province2Pontevedra province: 2 countPontevedra province2Albacete province: 1 countAlbacete province1Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Castellón province: 1 countCastellón province1Ciudad Real province: 1 countCiudad Real province1Córdoba province: 1 countCórdoba province1Gipuzkoa province: 1 countGipuzkoa province1Jaén province: 1 countJaén province1Melilla province: 1 countMelilla province1Navarre province: 1 countNavarre province1Cantabria province: 0 countCantabria province0Cuenca province: 0 countCuenca province0Huesca province: 0 countHuesca province0La Rioja province: 0 countLa Rioja province0Ourense province: 0 countOurense province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0Valladolid province: 0 countValladolid province0Zamora province: 0 countZamora province0
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
count
1Barcelona province45
2Madrid province33
3Málaga province19
4Alicante province16
4Seville province16
6Valencia province13
7Las Palmas province12
7Murcia province12
9Cádiz province10
10Balearic Islands province9
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province9
12A Coruña province8
12Huelva province8
12Zaragoza province8
15Granada province7
16Almería province6
16Asturias province6
16Badajoz province6
16Guadalajara province6
20Ceuta province4
20Salamanca province4
20Tarragona province4
23Biscay province3
23Burgos province3
23León province3
23Lleida province3
23Toledo province3
28Álava province2
28Girona province2
28Lugo province2
28Pontevedra province2
32Albacete province1
32Ávila province1
32Cáceres province1
32Castellón province1
32Ciudad Real province1
32Córdoba province1
32Gipuzkoa province1
32Jaén province1
32Melilla province1
32Navarre province1
42Cantabria province0
42Cuenca province0
42Huesca province0
42La Rioja province0
42Ourense province0
42Palencia province0
42Segovia province0
42Soria province0
42Teruel province0
42Valladolid province0
42Zamora province0

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 provinces 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 (Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2016) [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, Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2016. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 2 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016. 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. Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2016. 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/spain-provinces?period=2016.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados, Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 45 in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Zamora province, with 0 in 2016.

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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