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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 2023, at 46. Soria province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3 and the figure for Spain was 333. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest46Barcelona province
Lowest0Soria province
Median352 provinces
Spain333History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 1 countAlbacete province: 5 countAlicante province: 11 countAlmería province: 8 countÁvila province: 1 countBadajoz province: 2 countBalearic Islands province: 8 countBarcelona province: 46 countBurgos province: 1 countCáceres province: 2 countCádiz province: 12 countCastellón province: 5 countCiudad Real province: 3 countCórdoba province: 3 countA Coruña province: 12 countCuenca province: 3 countGirona province: 8 countGranada province: 11 countGuadalajara province: 1 countGipuzkoa province: 2 countHuelva province: 5 countHuesca province: 1 countJaén province: 2 countLeón province: 3 countLleida province: 3 countLa Rioja province: 3 countLugo province: 1 countMadrid province: 33 countMálaga province: 15 countMurcia province: 15 countNavarre province: 6 countOurense province: 0 countAsturias province: 6 countPalencia province: 0 countLas Palmas province: 6 countPontevedra province: 5 countSalamanca province: 2 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 11 countCantabria province: 0 countSegovia province: 0 countSeville province: 15 countSoria province: 0 countTarragona province: 14 countTeruel province: 1 countToledo province: 3 countValencia province: 18 countValladolid province: 2 countBiscay province: 3 countZamora province: 1 countZaragoza province: 7 countCeuta province: 5 countMelilla province: 0 count
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count, 2023. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Barcelona province: 46 countBarcelona province46Madrid province: 33 countMadrid province33Valencia province: 18 countValencia province18Málaga province: 15 countMálaga province15Murcia province: 15 countMurcia province15Seville province: 15 countSeville province15Tarragona province: 14 countTarragona province14A Coruña province: 12 countA Coruña province12Cádiz province: 12 countCádiz province12Alicante province: 11 countAlicante province11Granada province: 11 countGranada province11Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 11 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province11Almería province: 8 countAlmería province8Balearic Islands province: 8 countBalearic Islands province8Girona province: 8 countGirona province8Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Asturias province: 6 countAsturias province6Las Palmas province: 6 countLas Palmas province6Navarre province: 6 countNavarre province6Albacete province: 5 countAlbacete province5Castellón province: 5 countCastellón province5Ceuta province: 5 countCeuta province5Huelva province: 5 countHuelva province5Pontevedra province: 5 countPontevedra province5Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Ciudad Real province: 3 countCiudad Real province3Córdoba province: 3 countCórdoba province3Cuenca province: 3 countCuenca province3La Rioja province: 3 countLa Rioja province3León province: 3 countLeón province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Badajoz province: 2 countBadajoz province2Cáceres province: 2 countCáceres province2Gipuzkoa province: 2 countGipuzkoa province2Jaén province: 2 countJaén province2Salamanca province: 2 countSalamanca province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Burgos province: 1 countBurgos province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Teruel province: 1 countTeruel province1Zamora province: 1 countZamora province1Cantabria province: 0 countCantabria province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Ourense province: 0 countOurense province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Barcelona province: 46 countBarcelona province46Madrid province: 33 countMadrid province33Valencia province: 18 countValencia province18Málaga province: 15 countMálaga province15Murcia province: 15 countMurcia province15Seville province: 15 countSeville province15Tarragona province: 14 countTarragona province14A Coruña province: 12 countA Coruña province12Cádiz province: 12 countCádiz province12Alicante province: 11 countAlicante province11Granada province: 11 countGranada province11Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 11 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province11Almería province: 8 countAlmería province8Balearic Islands province: 8 countBalearic Islands province8Girona province: 8 countGirona province8Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Asturias province: 6 countAsturias province6Las Palmas province: 6 countLas Palmas province6Navarre province: 6 countNavarre province6Albacete province: 5 countAlbacete province5Castellón province: 5 countCastellón province5Ceuta province: 5 countCeuta province5Huelva province: 5 countHuelva province5Pontevedra province: 5 countPontevedra province5Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Ciudad Real province: 3 countCiudad Real province3Córdoba province: 3 countCórdoba province3Cuenca province: 3 countCuenca province3La Rioja province: 3 countLa Rioja province3León province: 3 countLeón province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Badajoz province: 2 countBadajoz province2Cáceres province: 2 countCáceres province2Gipuzkoa province: 2 countGipuzkoa province2Jaén province: 2 countJaén province2Salamanca province: 2 countSalamanca province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Ávila province: 1 countÁvila province1Burgos province: 1 countBurgos province1Guadalajara province: 1 countGuadalajara province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Lugo province: 1 countLugo province1Teruel province: 1 countTeruel province1Zamora province: 1 countZamora province1Cantabria province: 0 countCantabria province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Ourense province: 0 countOurense province0Palencia province: 0 countPalencia province0Segovia province: 0 countSegovia province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
count		Change on 2022
1Barcelona province46+27.8%
2Madrid province33-28.3%
3Valencia province18-21.7%
4Málaga province15-11.8%
4Murcia province15+87.5%
4Seville province15+25%
7Tarragona province14+40%
8A Coruña province12+1,100%
8Cádiz province12+20%
10Alicante province11-8.3%
10Granada province11-21.4%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province11+83.3%
13Almería province8-11.1%
13Balearic Islands province8+166.7%
13Girona province8-20%
16Zaragoza province7-22.2%
17Asturias province60%
17Las Palmas province6-14.3%
17Navarre province6+100%
20Albacete province5+150%
20Castellón province5+66.7%
20Ceuta province5+25%
20Huelva province5+66.7%
20Pontevedra province50%
25Biscay province3-40%
25Ciudad Real province3-40%
25Córdoba province30%
25Cuenca province3+50%
25La Rioja province3+200%
25León province3+50%
25Lleida province3-57.1%
25Toledo province3-57.1%
33Badajoz province2+100%
33Cáceres province20%
33Gipuzkoa province2-33.3%
33Jaén province2-66.7%
33Salamanca province2n/a
33Valladolid province2-75%
39Álava province1n/a
39Ávila province10%
39Burgos province1-50%
39Guadalajara province1-66.7%
39Huesca province1n/a
39Lugo province10%
39Teruel province10%
39Zamora province1n/a
47Cantabria province0-100%
47Melilla province0-100%
47Ourense province0n/a
47Palencia province0-100%
47Segovia province0n/a
47Soria 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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona province, with 46 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Soria province, with 0 in 2023.

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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