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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 2021, at 38. Zamora province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Spain was 293. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest38Barcelona province
Lowest0Zamora province
Median352 provinces
Spain293History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 2 countAlbacete province: 1 countAlicante province: 10 countAlmería province: 8 countÁvila province: 0 countBadajoz province: 3 countBalearic Islands province: 6 countBarcelona province: 38 countBurgos province: 0 countCáceres province: 1 countCádiz province: 7 countCastellón province: 3 countCiudad Real province: 2 countCórdoba province: 1 countA Coruña province: 7 countCuenca province: 1 countGirona province: 6 countGranada province: 8 countGuadalajara province: 1 countGipuzkoa province: 3 countHuelva province: 4 countHuesca province: 1 countJaén province: 4 countLeón province: 5 countLleida province: 3 countLa Rioja province: 3 countLugo province: 1 countMadrid province: 37 countMálaga province: 15 countMurcia province: 14 countNavarre province: 2 countOurense province: 4 countAsturias province: 1 countPalencia province: 2 countLas Palmas province: 10 countPontevedra province: 6 countSalamanca province: 1 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 6 countCantabria province: 4 countSegovia province: 2 countSeville province: 8 countSoria province: 1 countTarragona province: 10 countTeruel province: 0 countToledo province: 5 countValencia province: 22 countValladolid province: 2 countBiscay province: 6 countZamora province: 0 countZaragoza province: 4 countCeuta province: 2 countMelilla province: 0 count
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count, 2021. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Barcelona province: 38 countBarcelona province38Madrid province: 37 countMadrid province37Valencia province: 22 countValencia province22Málaga province: 15 countMálaga province15Murcia province: 14 countMurcia province14Alicante province: 10 countAlicante province10Las Palmas province: 10 countLas Palmas province10Tarragona province: 10 countTarragona province10Almería province: 8 countAlmería province8Granada province: 8 countGranada province8Seville province: 8 countSeville province8A Coruña province: 7 countA Coruña province7Cádiz province: 7 countCádiz province7Balearic Islands province: 6 countBalearic Islands province6Biscay province: 6 countBiscay province6Girona province: 6 countGirona province6Pontevedra province: 6 countPontevedra province6Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 6 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province6León province: 5 countLeón province5Toledo province: 5 countToledo province5Cantabria province: 4 countCantabria province4Huelva province: 4 countHuelva province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Ourense province: 4 countOurense province4Zaragoza province: 4 countZaragoza province4Badajoz province: 3 countBadajoz province3Castellón province: 3 countCastellón province3Gipuzkoa province: 3 countGipuzkoa province3La Rioja province: 3 countLa Rioja province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Ceuta province: 2 countCeuta province2Ciudad Real province: 2 countCiudad Real province2Navarre province: 2 countNavarre province2Palencia province: 2 countPalencia province2Segovia province: 2 countSegovia province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Albacete province: 1 countAlbacete province1Asturias province: 1 countAsturias province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Córdoba province: 1 countCórdoba province1Cuenca province: 1 countCuenca province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Salamanca province: 1 countSalamanca province1Soria province: 1 countSoria province1Ávila province: 0 countÁvila province0Burgos province: 0 countBurgos province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0Zamora province: 0 countZamora province0Barcelona province: 38 countBarcelona province38Madrid province: 37 countMadrid province37Valencia province: 22 countValencia province22Málaga province: 15 countMálaga province15Murcia province: 14 countMurcia province14Alicante province: 10 countAlicante province10Las Palmas province: 10 countLas Palmas province10Tarragona province: 10 countTarragona province10Almería province: 8 countAlmería province8Granada province: 8 countGranada province8Seville province: 8 countSeville province8A Coruña province: 7 countA Coruña province7Cádiz province: 7 countCádiz province7Balearic Islands province: 6 countBalearic Islands province6Biscay province: 6 countBiscay province6Girona province: 6 countGirona province6Pontevedra province: 6 countPontevedra province6Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 6 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province6León province: 5 countLeón province5Toledo province: 5 countToledo province5Cantabria province: 4 countCantabria province4Huelva province: 4 countHuelva province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Ourense province: 4 countOurense province4Zaragoza province: 4 countZaragoza province4Badajoz province: 3 countBadajoz province3Castellón province: 3 countCastellón province3Gipuzkoa province: 3 countGipuzkoa province3La Rioja province: 3 countLa Rioja province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Álava province: 2 countÁlava province2Ceuta province: 2 countCeuta province2Ciudad Real province: 2 countCiudad Real province2Navarre province: 2 countNavarre province2Palencia province: 2 countPalencia province2Segovia province: 2 countSegovia province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Albacete province: 1 countAlbacete province1Asturias province: 1 countAsturias province1Cáceres province: 1 countCáceres province1Córdoba province: 1 countCórdoba province1Cuenca province: 1 countCuenca province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Salamanca province: 1 countSalamanca province1Soria province: 1 countSoria province1Ávila province: 0 countÁvila province0Burgos province: 0 countBurgos province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel 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

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Barcelona province38+5.6%
2Madrid province37-2.6%
3Valencia province22+57.1%
4Málaga province15+87.5%
5Murcia province14+40%
6Alicante province10-44.4%
6Las Palmas province10+150%
6Tarragona province10+233.3%
9Almería province8+33.3%
9Granada province8-20%
9Seville province8-33.3%
12A Coruña province7+250%
12Cádiz province7-22.2%
14Balearic Islands province6-14.3%
14Biscay province6-25%
14Girona province6-14.3%
14Pontevedra province6+20%
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province6-25%
19León province5+25%
19Toledo province5-50%
21Cantabria province4+300%
21Huelva province4-42.9%
21Jaén province4-33.3%
21Ourense province4+100%
21Zaragoza province4+100%
26Badajoz province3-25%
26Castellón province3-40%
26Gipuzkoa province3-25%
26La Rioja province3-40%
26Lleida province3+50%
31Álava province2+100%
31Ceuta province20%
31Ciudad Real province2-50%
31Navarre province2+100%
31Palencia province2+100%
31Segovia province2-33.3%
31Valladolid province20%
38Albacete province1-50%
38Asturias province1-80%
38Cáceres province1-80%
38Córdoba province1-66.7%
38Cuenca province1n/a
38Guadalajara province10%
38Huesca province10%
38Lugo province1-50%
38Salamanca province1-50%
38Soria province1n/a
48Ávila province0-100%
48Burgos province0-100%
48Melilla province0n/a
48Teruel province0-100%
48Zamora province0n/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 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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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), 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, Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces?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. Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces?period=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona province, with 38 in 2021, 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 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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