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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 2020, at 38. Zamora province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Spain was 298. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest38Madrid province
Lowest0Zamora province
Median452 provinces
Spain298History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 1 countAlbacete province: 2 countAlicante province: 18 countAlmería province: 6 countÁvila province: 3 countBadajoz province: 4 countBalearic Islands province: 7 countBarcelona province: 36 countBurgos province: 1 countCáceres province: 5 countCádiz province: 9 countCastellón province: 5 countCiudad Real province: 4 countCórdoba province: 3 countA Coruña province: 2 countCuenca province: 0 countGirona province: 7 countGranada province: 10 countGuadalajara province: 1 countGipuzkoa province: 4 countHuelva province: 7 countHuesca province: 1 countJaén province: 6 countLeón province: 4 countLleida province: 2 countLa Rioja province: 5 countLugo province: 2 countMadrid province: 38 countMálaga province: 8 countMurcia province: 10 countNavarre province: 1 countOurense province: 2 countAsturias province: 5 countPalencia province: 1 countLas Palmas province: 4 countPontevedra province: 5 countSalamanca province: 2 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countCantabria province: 1 countSegovia province: 3 countSeville province: 12 countSoria province: 0 countTarragona province: 3 countTeruel province: 1 countToledo province: 10 countValencia province: 14 countValladolid province: 2 countBiscay province: 8 countZamora province: 0 countZaragoza province: 2 countCeuta province: 2 countMelilla province: 0 count
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count, 2020. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2020

Madrid province: 38 countMadrid province38Barcelona province: 36 countBarcelona province36Alicante province: 18 countAlicante province18Valencia province: 14 countValencia province14Seville province: 12 countSeville province12Granada province: 10 countGranada province10Murcia province: 10 countMurcia province10Toledo province: 10 countToledo province10Cádiz province: 9 countCádiz province9Biscay province: 8 countBiscay province8Málaga province: 8 countMálaga province8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province8Balearic Islands province: 7 countBalearic Islands province7Girona province: 7 countGirona province7Huelva province: 7 countHuelva province7Almería province: 6 countAlmería province6Jaén province: 6 countJaén province6Asturias province: 5 countAsturias province5Cáceres province: 5 countCáceres province5Castellón province: 5 countCastellón province5La Rioja province: 5 countLa Rioja province5Pontevedra province: 5 countPontevedra province5Badajoz province: 4 countBadajoz province4Ciudad Real province: 4 countCiudad Real province4Gipuzkoa province: 4 countGipuzkoa province4Las Palmas province: 4 countLas Palmas province4León province: 4 countLeón province4Ávila province: 3 countÁvila province3Córdoba province: 3 countCórdoba province3Segovia province: 3 countSegovia province3Tarragona province: 3 countTarragona province3A Coruña province: 2 countA Coruña province2Albacete province: 2 countAlbacete province2Ceuta province: 2 countCeuta province2Lleida province: 2 countLleida province2Lugo province: 2 countLugo province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Salamanca province: 2 countSalamanca province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Zaragoza province: 2 countZaragoza province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Burgos province: 1 countBurgos province1Cantabria province: 1 countCantabria province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Navarre province: 1 countNavarre province1Palencia province: 1 countPalencia province1Teruel province: 1 countTeruel province1Cuenca province: 0 countCuenca province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Zamora province: 0 countZamora province0Madrid province: 38 countMadrid province38Barcelona province: 36 countBarcelona province36Alicante province: 18 countAlicante province18Valencia province: 14 countValencia province14Seville province: 12 countSeville province12Granada province: 10 countGranada province10Murcia province: 10 countMurcia province10Toledo province: 10 countToledo province10Cádiz province: 9 countCádiz province9Biscay province: 8 countBiscay province8Málaga province: 8 countMálaga province8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province8Balearic Islands province: 7 countBalearic Islands province7Girona province: 7 countGirona province7Huelva province: 7 countHuelva province7Almería province: 6 countAlmería province6Jaén province: 6 countJaén province6Asturias province: 5 countAsturias province5Cáceres province: 5 countCáceres province5Castellón province: 5 countCastellón province5La Rioja province: 5 countLa Rioja province5Pontevedra province: 5 countPontevedra province5Badajoz province: 4 countBadajoz province4Ciudad Real province: 4 countCiudad Real province4Gipuzkoa province: 4 countGipuzkoa province4Las Palmas province: 4 countLas Palmas province4León province: 4 countLeón province4Ávila province: 3 countÁvila province3Córdoba province: 3 countCórdoba province3Segovia province: 3 countSegovia province3Tarragona province: 3 countTarragona province3A Coruña province: 2 countA Coruña province2Albacete province: 2 countAlbacete province2Ceuta province: 2 countCeuta province2Lleida province: 2 countLleida province2Lugo province: 2 countLugo province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Salamanca province: 2 countSalamanca province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Zaragoza province: 2 countZaragoza province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Burgos province: 1 countBurgos province1Cantabria province: 1 countCantabria province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Navarre province: 1 countNavarre province1Palencia province: 1 countPalencia province1Teruel province: 1 countTeruel province1Cuenca province: 0 countCuenca province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Soria province: 0 countSoria 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

RankProvinces2020
count		Change on 2019
1Madrid province38+18.8%
2Barcelona province36-18.2%
3Alicante province18+28.6%
4Valencia province14-41.7%
5Seville province12+33.3%
6Granada province10-16.7%
6Murcia province10-23.1%
6Toledo province10+233.3%
9Cádiz province9-18.2%
10Biscay province8+100%
10Málaga province8-68%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province8-20%
13Balearic Islands province7+16.7%
13Girona province7-12.5%
13Huelva province7+16.7%
16Almería province6-33.3%
16Jaén province6+100%
18Asturias province5-28.6%
18Cáceres province5+66.7%
18Castellón province5+150%
18La Rioja province5n/a
18Pontevedra province5-28.6%
23Badajoz province4+100%
23Ciudad Real province40%
23Gipuzkoa province4-20%
23Las Palmas province4-60%
23León province4n/a
28Ávila province3n/a
28Córdoba province3-57.1%
28Segovia province3+200%
28Tarragona province3-50%
32A Coruña province2-60%
32Albacete province2n/a
32Ceuta province2-50%
32Lleida province2n/a
32Lugo province2-50%
32Ourense province2n/a
32Salamanca province2n/a
32Valladolid province2+100%
32Zaragoza province2-50%
41Álava province10%
41Burgos province1-75%
41Cantabria province1-83.3%
41Guadalajara province1n/a
41Huesca province1n/a
41Navarre province1-80%
41Palencia province1n/a
41Teruel province1-50%
49Cuenca province0-100%
49Melilla province0-100%
49Soria province0-100%
49Zamora 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), 2020) [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), 2020. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 23 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 38 in 2020, 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 2020.

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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