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

Madrid province had the highest intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2018, at 36. Teruel province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Spain was 289. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest36Madrid province
Lowest0Teruel province
Median352 provinces
Spain289History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 2 countAlbacete province: 3 countAlicante province: 14 countAlmería province: 9 countÁvila province: 1 countBadajoz province: 3 countBalearic Islands province: 8 countBarcelona province: 28 countBurgos province: 3 countCáceres province: 1 countCádiz province: 6 countCastellón province: 6 countCiudad Real province: 0 countCórdoba province: 4 countA Coruña province: 4 countCuenca province: 1 countGirona province: 7 countGranada province: 15 countGuadalajara province: 1 countGipuzkoa province: 0 countHuelva province: 2 countHuesca province: 2 countJaén province: 4 countLeón province: 1 countLleida province: 2 countLa Rioja province: 1 countLugo province: 1 countMadrid province: 36 countMálaga province: 21 countMurcia province: 11 countNavarre province: 10 countOurense province: 2 countAsturias province: 7 countPalencia province: 0 countLas Palmas province: 11 countPontevedra province: 1 countSalamanca province: 0 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 14 countCantabria province: 2 countSegovia province: 0 countSeville province: 11 countSoria province: 0 countTarragona province: 8 countTeruel province: 0 countToledo province: 3 countValencia province: 5 countValladolid province: 5 countBiscay province: 4 countZamora province: 1 countZaragoza province: 7 countCeuta province: 1 countMelilla province: 0 count
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count, 2018. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Madrid province: 36 countMadrid province36Barcelona province: 28 countBarcelona province28Málaga province: 21 countMálaga province21Granada province: 15 countGranada province15Alicante province: 14 countAlicante province14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 14 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province14Las Palmas province: 11 countLas Palmas province11Murcia province: 11 countMurcia province11Seville province: 11 countSeville province11Navarre province: 10 countNavarre province10Almería province: 9 countAlmería province9Balearic Islands province: 8 countBalearic Islands province8Tarragona province: 8 countTarragona province8Asturias province: 7 countAsturias province7Girona province: 7 countGirona province7Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Cádiz province: 6 countCádiz province6Castellón province: 6 countCastellón province6Valencia province: 5 countValencia province5Valladolid province: 5 countValladolid province5A Coruña province: 4 countA Coruña province4Biscay province: 4 countBiscay province4Córdoba province: 4 countCórdoba province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Albacete province: 3 countAlbacete province3Badajoz province: 3 countBadajoz province3Burgos province: 3 countBurgos province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Cantabria province: 2 countCantabria province2Huelva province: 2 countHuelva province2Huesca province: 2 countHuesca province2Lleida province: 2 countLleida province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Ceuta province: 1 countCeuta province1Cuenca province: 1 countCuenca province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1La Rioja province: 1 countLa Rioja province1León province: 1 countLeón province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Pontevedra province: 1 countPontevedra province1Zamora province: 1 countZamora province1Ciudad Real province: 0 countCiudad Real province0Gipuzkoa province: 0 countGipuzkoa province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Salamanca province: 0 countSalamanca province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0Madrid province: 36 countMadrid province36Barcelona province: 28 countBarcelona province28Málaga province: 21 countMálaga province21Granada province: 15 countGranada province15Alicante province: 14 countAlicante province14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 14 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province14Las Palmas province: 11 countLas Palmas province11Murcia province: 11 countMurcia province11Seville province: 11 countSeville province11Navarre province: 10 countNavarre province10Almería province: 9 countAlmería province9Balearic Islands province: 8 countBalearic Islands province8Tarragona province: 8 countTarragona province8Asturias province: 7 countAsturias province7Girona province: 7 countGirona province7Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Cádiz province: 6 countCádiz province6Castellón province: 6 countCastellón province6Valencia province: 5 countValencia province5Valladolid province: 5 countValladolid province5A Coruña province: 4 countA Coruña province4Biscay province: 4 countBiscay province4Córdoba province: 4 countCórdoba province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Albacete province: 3 countAlbacete province3Badajoz province: 3 countBadajoz province3Burgos province: 3 countBurgos province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Cantabria province: 2 countCantabria province2Huelva province: 2 countHuelva province2Huesca province: 2 countHuesca province2Lleida province: 2 countLleida province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Ceuta province: 1 countCeuta province1Cuenca province: 1 countCuenca province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1La Rioja province: 1 countLa Rioja province1León province: 1 countLeón province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Pontevedra province: 1 countPontevedra province1Zamora province: 1 countZamora province1Ciudad Real province: 0 countCiudad Real province0Gipuzkoa province: 0 countGipuzkoa province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Salamanca province: 0 countSalamanca province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
count		Change on 2017
1Madrid province36-7.7%
2Barcelona province28-42.9%
3Málaga province21+133.3%
4Granada province15+50%
5Alicante province14+40%
5Santa Cruz de Tenerife province14+40%
7Las Palmas province11+10%
7Murcia province11-21.4%
7Seville province11-21.4%
10Navarre province10+42.9%
11Almería province9+80%
12Balearic Islands province8+100%
12Tarragona province8+33.3%
14Asturias province7+40%
14Girona province7+40%
14Zaragoza province7+250%
17Cádiz province60%
17Castellón province6+20%
19Valencia province5-80.8%
19Valladolid province50%
21A Coruña province4-42.9%
21Biscay province4+33.3%
21Córdoba province4+100%
21Jaén province4+33.3%
25Albacete province3+50%
25Badajoz province3-40%
25Burgos province3n/a
25Toledo province3-25%
29Álava province2+100%
29Cantabria province2-33.3%
29Huelva province2n/a
29Huesca province2-33.3%
29Lleida province2-60%
29Ourense province20%
35Ávila province10%
35Cáceres province1-66.7%
35Ceuta province10%
35Cuenca province1n/a
35Guadalajara province1n/a
35La Rioja province1n/a
35León province1-50%
35Lugo province1n/a
35Pontevedra province1-75%
35Zamora province10%
45Ciudad Real province0-100%
45Gipuzkoa province0-100%
45Melilla province0n/a
45Palencia province0n/a
45Salamanca province0-100%
45Segovia province0-100%
45Soria province0n/a
45Teruel province0-100%

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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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/spain-provinces?period=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 36 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Teruel province, with 0 in 2018.

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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