CRIME FIGURES SHOW THAT SPAIN IS ONE OF THE SAFEST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE

Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Diaz publicly declared that Crime in Spain has decreased in the last six months.

Criminal activity has dropped by 1.9% during the first 6 months in comparison with the same period in 2014.

Theft from non-residential premises involving force fell by 9.9%, burglary involving force and violent entry/exit by 12%, assaults by 10.6%.

But Violent crime has reduced the most – murders decreased by a staggering 26.5%.

Car theft reduced by 3.8%, drug dealing and smuggling by 3.4%, pickpocketing and

shoplifting by 1.3% and malicious vandalism or damage by 1%

Which means, that statistically, violent crime rates are very low in Spain – in fact, they are among the lowest in Europe, if not the world.

The crime rate in Spain generally sits at around 4.43 offences per 100 inhabitants, making it one of the safest countries in Europe according to Fernández Diaz. Although in the north western region of Galicia, criminal activity slightly increased by 1.4%, the Canary Islands by 0.5% and Murcia by 1.6%

The greatest reductions were in Cantabria, by 5.3%, Le Rioja, by 6.3% and Asturias, by 7%. Figures taken for the first half of 2015 are the last ones that are covered by the older version of Spain’s Penal Code – the reformed edition came into force on July 1st 2015, meaning that the next set of statistics released may show the effect, or otherwise, it has had on crime rates.


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