Crime falls in the EU and grows in Spain: it is already the fifth country with the most crimes by population

Crime has been falling in the European Union as a whole for years, while Spain is following the opposite trend. This is what the data from the historical series collected by Eurostat in the last decade and analyzed by THE OBJECTIVE. The latest figures published by the EU statistical agency indicate that 13.6% of Spaniards have reported crimes, violence or vandalism in their neighbourhood during the year 2023. Our country is the fifth of the twen…

While the European Union is experiencing a decrease in crime rates, Sánchez and Marlaska’s Spain is moving in the opposite direction. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, Spain has recorded a significant increase in certain serious crimes. This places our country fifth country with more crimes per population in the EU. This increase is particularly noticeable in crimes such as rape and homicide, which have increased by 5.7% and 4…