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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 2024, at 42. Zamora province had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Spain was 349. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest42Barcelona province
Lowest0Zamora province
Median452 provinces
Spain349History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 1 countAlbacete province: 0 countAlicante province: 21 countAlmería province: 16 countÁvila province: 0 countBadajoz province: 4 countBalearic Islands province: 7 countBarcelona province: 42 countBurgos province: 5 countCáceres province: 3 countCádiz province: 12 countCastellón province: 2 countCiudad Real province: 1 countCórdoba province: 4 countA Coruña province: 5 countCuenca province: 3 countGirona province: 9 countGranada province: 9 countGuadalajara province: 6 countGipuzkoa province: 3 countHuelva province: 2 countHuesca province: 1 countJaén province: 4 countLeón province: 2 countLleida province: 3 countLa Rioja province: 6 countLugo province: 3 countMadrid province: 21 countMálaga province: 23 countMurcia province: 14 countNavarre province: 4 countOurense province: 2 countAsturias province: 7 countPalencia province: 2 countLas Palmas province: 6 countPontevedra province: 8 countSalamanca province: 0 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countCantabria province: 3 countSegovia province: 1 countSeville province: 12 countSoria province: 0 countTarragona province: 15 countTeruel province: 0 countToledo province: 3 countValencia province: 34 countValladolid province: 2 countBiscay province: 3 countZamora province: 0 countZaragoza province: 7 countCeuta province: 0 countMelilla province: 0 count
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count, 2024. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Barcelona province: 42 countBarcelona province42Valencia province: 34 countValencia province34Málaga province: 23 countMálaga province23Alicante province: 21 countAlicante province21Madrid province: 21 countMadrid province21Almería province: 16 countAlmería province16Tarragona province: 15 countTarragona province15Murcia province: 14 countMurcia province14Cádiz province: 12 countCádiz province12Seville province: 12 countSeville province12Girona province: 9 countGirona province9Granada province: 9 countGranada province9Pontevedra province: 8 countPontevedra province8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province8Asturias province: 7 countAsturias province7Balearic Islands province: 7 countBalearic Islands province7Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Guadalajara province: 6 countGuadalajara province6La Rioja province: 6 countLa Rioja province6Las Palmas province: 6 countLas Palmas province6A Coruña province: 5 countA Coruña province5Burgos province: 5 countBurgos province5Badajoz province: 4 countBadajoz province4Córdoba province: 4 countCórdoba province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Navarre province: 4 countNavarre province4Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Cáceres province: 3 countCáceres province3Cantabria province: 3 countCantabria province3Cuenca province: 3 countCuenca province3Gipuzkoa province: 3 countGipuzkoa province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Lugo province: 3 countLugo province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Castellón province: 2 countCastellón province2Huelva province: 2 countHuelva province2León province: 2 countLeón province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Palencia province: 2 countPalencia province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Ciudad Real province: 1 countCiudad Real province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Segovia province: 1 countSegovia province1Albacete province: 0 countAlbacete province0Ávila province: 0 countÁvila province0Ceuta province: 0 countCeuta province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Salamanca province: 0 countSalamanca province0Soria province: 0 countSoria province0Teruel province: 0 countTeruel province0Zamora province: 0 countZamora province0Barcelona province: 42 countBarcelona province42Valencia province: 34 countValencia province34Málaga province: 23 countMálaga province23Alicante province: 21 countAlicante province21Madrid province: 21 countMadrid province21Almería province: 16 countAlmería province16Tarragona province: 15 countTarragona province15Murcia province: 14 countMurcia province14Cádiz province: 12 countCádiz province12Seville province: 12 countSeville province12Girona province: 9 countGirona province9Granada province: 9 countGranada province9Pontevedra province: 8 countPontevedra province8Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province8Asturias province: 7 countAsturias province7Balearic Islands province: 7 countBalearic Islands province7Zaragoza province: 7 countZaragoza province7Guadalajara province: 6 countGuadalajara province6La Rioja province: 6 countLa Rioja province6Las Palmas province: 6 countLas Palmas province6A Coruña province: 5 countA Coruña province5Burgos province: 5 countBurgos province5Badajoz province: 4 countBadajoz province4Córdoba province: 4 countCórdoba province4Jaén province: 4 countJaén province4Navarre province: 4 countNavarre province4Biscay province: 3 countBiscay province3Cáceres province: 3 countCáceres province3Cantabria province: 3 countCantabria province3Cuenca province: 3 countCuenca province3Gipuzkoa province: 3 countGipuzkoa province3Lleida province: 3 countLleida province3Lugo province: 3 countLugo province3Toledo province: 3 countToledo province3Castellón province: 2 countCastellón province2Huelva province: 2 countHuelva province2León province: 2 countLeón province2Ourense province: 2 countOurense province2Palencia province: 2 countPalencia province2Valladolid province: 2 countValladolid province2Álava province: 1 countÁlava province1Ciudad Real province: 1 countCiudad Real province1Huesca province: 1 countHuesca province1Segovia province: 1 countSegovia province1Albacete province: 0 countAlbacete province0Ávila province: 0 countÁvila province0Ceuta province: 0 countCeuta province0Melilla province: 0 countMelilla province0Salamanca province: 0 countSalamanca province0Soria province: 0 countSoria 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

RankProvinces2024
count		Change on 2023
1Barcelona province42-8.7%
2Valencia province34+88.9%
3Málaga province23+53.3%
4Alicante province21+90.9%
4Madrid province21-36.4%
6Almería province16+100%
7Tarragona province15+7.1%
8Murcia province14-6.7%
9Cádiz province120%
9Seville province12-20%
11Girona province9+12.5%
11Granada province9-18.2%
13Pontevedra province8+60%
13Santa Cruz de Tenerife province8-27.3%
15Asturias province7+16.7%
15Balearic Islands province7-12.5%
15Zaragoza province70%
18Guadalajara province6+500%
18La Rioja province6+100%
18Las Palmas province60%
21A Coruña province5-58.3%
21Burgos province5+400%
23Badajoz province4+100%
23Córdoba province4+33.3%
23Jaén province4+100%
23Navarre province4-33.3%
27Biscay province30%
27Cáceres province3+50%
27Cantabria province3n/a
27Cuenca province30%
27Gipuzkoa province3+50%
27Lleida province30%
27Lugo province3+200%
27Toledo province30%
35Castellón province2-60%
35Huelva province2-60%
35León province2-33.3%
35Ourense province2n/a
35Palencia province2n/a
35Valladolid province20%
41Álava province10%
41Ciudad Real province1-66.7%
41Huesca province10%
41Segovia province1n/a
45Albacete province0-100%
45Ávila province0-100%
45Ceuta province0-100%
45Melilla province0n/a
45Salamanca province0-100%
45Soria province0n/a
45Teruel province0-100%
45Zamora 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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados (Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2024) [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), 2024. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados. Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: homicidios dolosos y asesinatos consumados, Provinces of Spain by intentional homicides and murders, completed (Spain), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homicides-murders-spain/spain-provinces?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona province, with 42 in 2024, 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 2024.

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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