Crime in Spain...
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Background level of crime against tourists
The
US Department of State's
Bureau of Consular Affairs advised travellers in 2011 that Spain had a "moderate rate of crime".
[4] Street crimes against tourists occur in the principal tourist areas.
[4] Madrid and Barcelona, in particular, report incidents of "pick-pocketing, mugging, and occasional violent attacks".
[4] The incidence of sexual assault "is statistically very low".
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In Madrid, incidents have been reported in "all major tourist areas, including the area near the Prado Museum, near Atocha train station, in Retiro Park, in areas of old Madrid including near the Royal Palace, and in Plaza Mayor".
[4] In Barcelona, the largest number of incidents reported also occurred in major tourist areas.
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Murder
In 2012, Spain had a murder rate of 0.8 per 100,000 population.
[1] There were a total of 364 murders in Spain in 2012.
Crime statistics for Spain are published annually by the
Instituto Nacional de EstadÃstica.
[7] Different agencies of Spain and the
European Union conduct analysis of the crime data in Spain. Statistics show Spain is one of the European countries with the lowest crime rate, according to a 2005 Gallop Europe research study.
[8][9][10][11][12] The rate of
misdemeanours and
crimes in Spain was 46 per 1,000 people in 2009.
[13] In 2013 Spain had one of the lowest crime rates in Europe.