What is the robbery rate in Spain?


What is the robbery rate in Spain? Spain robbery rate was at level of 129.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2018, down from 132.4 cases per 100,000 population previous year, this is a change of 2.47%.


What to do if you are robbed in Spain?

Go to any Police Station (Comisaría) or Citizens Advice Bureau to file a report (denuncia)
  1. Police Stations are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  2. Remember that the Spanish police are not necessarily multilingual, the police station for the 'Mossos d'Esquadra' can provide an English speaker with whom to make a report.


What is the most common crime in Spain?

  • Spain has one of the lowest crime rates of Europe, around one third less than also Germany.
  • There is a concentration of crime at parts of the Costa del Sol and in Barcelona. Most crimes in Spain are drug related and theft and burglary in mostly touristic areas.
  • The homicide rate is very low in Spain.