In 2023, thefts of varying severity were the most reported crime in Spain, accounting for over 665,000 cases. Computer frauds was the second most reported crime at 427,448 cases, and damage came in third at over 209,000 occurrences.

According to the source, the number of people charged with crimes and offenses of gender abuse throughout Spain in 2023 amounted to 47,000. The most common crime was domestic abuse-related injuries, with a total of 23,398 criminal offenses charged against the person reported.

Data on crime rate and types of crimes committed in different cities of Spain and in the country on average within 2019 - 2021 years. The dataset covers 15 cities. Language: English.

Spain crime rate per 100K population for 2021 was 0.61, a 2.94% decline from 2020.

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<li>Spain crime rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>0.63</strong>, a <strong>10.41% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Spain crime rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>0.70</strong>, a <strong>13.71% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Spain crime rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>0.62</strong>, a <strong>6.28% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

Around 6,250 crimes related to gender violence were registered in the Spanish region of Catalonia in 2023, the most common type of gender violence related offences. It was followed by injuries with 2,560 cases.

Hate crimes continue to be a significant issue in Spain, with racism and xenophobia accounting for the majority of reported incidents in 2023. Out of 2,150 total hate crimes reported that year, 856 cases were attributed to racism or xenophobia, representing over 41 percent of all incidents. This was followed by crimes related to sexual orientation or identity, which accounted for 522 cases, or 23 percent of the total. Trends in hate crime reporting While racism and xenophobia remain the most prevalent motivators for hate crimes in Spain, the number of reported cases has fluctuated in recent years. Between 2017 and 2022, reported cases of racism nearly doubled, from 347 to 740. However, 2023 saw a decrease to 569 cases. Similarly, religion-related hate crimes peaked in 2017 with 103 cases, dropping to 55 in 2023. Addressing hate crimes Spanish authorities have shown varying degrees of success in solving hate crimes. In 2023, 71.81 percent of all reported hate crimes were solved. Notably, 100 percent of cases involving generational discrimination were resolved, while 66 percent of religion-related crimes were solved. Despite these efforts, discrimination remains a widespread concern, particularly among young people. A 2023 survey revealed that the majority of young Spaniards had experienced discrimination at least once in their lives, with physical appearance and age being the most common reasons cited.

In 2023, threats were the most common hate crime in Spain, accounting for 19 percent of cases, followed by physical injuries at 17 percent. In total, almost 2,300 hate crimes were recorded across the country that year.

The number of hate crimes reported in Spain in 2020 amounted to 1,334. In that year, there were a total of 485 crimes registered by racism or xenophobia in the country, the most common one.

In 2023, 189 Moroccans were victims of racism and hate crimes in Spain. Colombia ranked second among foreign nationalities with the highest number of victims of such crimes. In total, 858 hate crimes (38 percent of the total) were committed against foreign nationals.

The number of victims of gender abuse in Spain showed a downtrend over the period of time under consideration, fluctuating from a peak in 2008 at 76 women killed by their partners and registering its lowest point in 2016 with 49 victims.

Organic Act 1/2004 In 2004, Zapatero’s government passed the Organic Act 1/2004 on Integrated Protection Measures against Gender Violence, a law approved unanimously in Parliament which included measures of prevention, protection and support for female victims of gender-based violence. Yet, 19 years later, most victims of gender violence in Spain had not filed a legal complaint against their aggressor.

On the other hand, thousands of victims have benefited from the protection granted by the new legal framework. As of 2023, more than 36,000 women were under gender violence protection schemes or precautionary measures throughout Spain. In order to comply with the measures included in the Organic Act, the hotline ATENPRO was implemented in 2005 to offer support and protection to gender-violence victims. By the end of that year it already had 5,661 active users, recording in 2024 the highest volume to date: 18,074 users.

The profile of violence

In 2023, Andalusia, Region of Valencia and Catalonia were the autonomous communities that registered the largest number of crimes regarding gender violence. The most common age among assailants ranged from 30 to 44 years, while less than 600 people who assaulted women were 19 or younger. This could mean either that teenagers are less prone to denounce these crimes, or a changing attitude among younger generations. Actually, the number of underage women that were killed in gender violence assaults in Spain have remained under ten per year since at least 2013.

The data comprises of interview transcripts with young people, wider community members, and national experts on gangs, murder, gender based violence, security and drug trafficking in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The overarching research questions/objectives were: (1) To identify how transnational organized crime and drug-trafficking interfaces with vulnerable communities; how, through whom, when, and why? (2) To better understand the relationship between this upturn in violence and local masculine identities and men’s violence, including male-on-male murder, such as gang violence, and male-on-female/child SGBV. These aimed to explore the impact of transnational organised crime and drug-trafficking (TNOC) on poor urban communities in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, which has seen crime and violence soar since the mid-1990s as the city became transhipment point in the illegal drugs trade.

The research project studies the impact of transnational organised crime and drug-trafficking (TNOC) on poor urban communities in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, which has seen crime and violence soar since the mid-1990s as the city became transhipment point in the illegal drugs trade. We address the impact of TNOC on vulnerable populations, culture and security by considering the 'transnational-to-community' impact of drug-trafficking. In particular we consider how TNOC contributes to a number of male residents becoming increasingly violent at a micro level as 92% of homicide victims are men: how do relatively benign 'corner kids' turn into violent gang members? In turn we ask, how can these communities work with young men to insulate themselves from the negative impact and violence generation of TNOC?

This research uses masculinities as an interpretive lens and draws upon scholars across the disciplines of Peace Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and International Relations. The methodology is rooted in Trinidadian 'Spoken Word' traditions, and art and music, to grasp how male identity, culture, community violence and TNOC intersect.

Before high levels of TNOC emerged, the region had relatively low levels of violent crime. However, this changed rapidly with the onset of cocaine trafficking in early 1990s across the Caribbean which dovetailed with the multiple clefts of colonial legacies, exclusion and poverty, worsened by the collapse of traditional agricultural exports, racial divisions and widespread institutional weaknesses. Violent death rates in cities in the region have grown to outstrip many warzones, whilst some of the highest rates of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the world are found in the Caribbean.

The answers to understanding violence must be sought at the interface between cocaine-driven TNOC and vulnerable communities, as poor residents have become disproportionately affected by violence. TNOC has weakened the rule of law, posing stiff challenges to already struggling institutions, whilst transforming local communities, hence the rather topical title of this research proposal 'Breaking Bad'. However, we still understand relatively little about the transformative processes between TNOC and community level violence.

Furthermore, we understand little about how masculinities become violent in communities traversed by TNOC. It is at the intersection between TNOC, community, and masculinities, that the new violence of Port-of-Spain can be most productively understood. Certainly it is an area where we must strengthen policy and programming. Whilst there is no silver-bullet solution to violence in these cities, masculinities are clearly an important part of the solution and are almost completely overlooked. This research project strives to create pragmatic, evidence based recommendations to lead to concrete impact by promoting innovative, community-led and gender-based solutions for the populations that most suffer from violence, whilst serving to interrupt the negative impact that TNOC has on poor neighbourhoods.

The average for 2017 based on 65 countries was 1.8 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Belgium: 10.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, cybercrimes in Spain represented 19.2 percent of all crimes committed in the country, the largest share ever represented by this type of offense. In the most recently reported year, Spain registered 354,610 cybercrime occurrences and over 23,486 court proceedings related to cybercrime, both among the highest values registered to date in the country.

In 2022, 5133 individuals aged between 26 and 40 years were detained and investigated for cybercrimes in Spain. The second-most common age group that commits these crimes are aged between 18 and 25 years old.

From the 298,319 cybercrime victimizations registered in Spain in 2022, over 149,000 were against female individuals, with another 148,000 against their male counterparts. Overall, around 81,000 individuals aged between 26 and 40 years were the most common victims of cybercrime in Spain. However, cybercrimes against victims aged between 51 to 65 years old have increased, currently making this the second-most targeted age group in the country.

In 2022, over 10 thousand computer fraud crimes were committed in Spain. Over the analyzed period this type of crime has amassed the most victims. Additionally, online threats and coercion have been reported over two thousand times, making it the second-most common type of cybercrime in the country.

According to the source, the number of people that assaulted women in gender abuse attacks throughout Spain in 2022 amounted to approximately 37,000. Domestic abuse assailants aged 40 to 44 years old made up the largest age group at almost 6,109 people.

In 2023, 78 percent of the hate crime detentions or open investigations in Spain were committed by men. At the same time, in that year the country registered a total of 2,268 cases, indicating that in only half of the cases it was possible to indicate the perpetrator's gender.

According to a 2023 survey, Spanish individuals aged between 16 and 24 years had the highest trust on the internet. On the other hand, individuals older than 65 years old were the most mistrustful among those of all other age groups, with over 56 percent of these respondents claiming to trust little to nothing they find on the web.

In 2022, scams or frauds through information and communication technologies (ICTs) were the subtype of cybercrime in Spain with the highest number of related-court proceedings in Spain, totaling 20111 procedures. Classified under the category of offense against heritage and socioeconomic order, contributing to the fact that this is the most common type of cybercrime offense in Spain. Belonging to the category of offenses against against sexual freedom, child pornography and corruption of minors or disabled people ranked second, totalling 832 juridical procedures during the same year.