How safe is Spain?
Spain has one of the lowest homicide rates covered — 0.60 per 100,000 (2023, UNODC via Our World in Data). US and Canadian advisories flag terrorism rather than ordinary crime; the UK issues no country-specific safety headline.
1 of 1 regions earn a C or higher — Spain (national) leads at 89.4; Spain (national) drags the country average at 89.4.
Spain has one of the lowest homicide rates covered — 0.60 per 100,000 (2023, UNODC via Our World in Data). US and Canadian advisories flag terrorism rather than ordinary crime; the UK issues no country-specific safety headline.
Each bar = number of regions at that grade. Where you live in Spain matters more than the country average.
0.60 intentional homicides per 100,000 people (2023) — UNODC data via the Our World in Data UNODC export.
Exercise increased caution in Spain due to terrorism and unrest..
Exercise a high degree of caution in Spain due to the threat of terrorism..
No country-specific safety headline; standard preamble only..
What a D+ means here
The UNODC-derived homicide rate (0.60 per 100,000, 2023) is one of the lowest covered. The US and Canadian advisories sit at their middle level but on a terrorism basis, not ordinary crime, and the UK issues no country-specific warning. The composite reflects a very low violent-crime baseline.
The Safety Score does not average disagreement away. Where the homicide data and the advisories pull in different directions, the composite holds the tension and the editor’s note explains it — because the honest answer for Spain is that the neighbourhood you buy in matters more than the national grade.
Markets that score within range of Panama on the composite.
Fixed reference points so the grade is legible to a North-American reader.
One market read, one process explainer, one number to know.
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