Crime in Madrid, Spain

Crime ranking in large Spanish cities for 2023 according to the Guardia Civil

Petty Crimes:
1 Barcelona
2 Sevilla
3 Valencia
4 Madrid
5 Zaragoza

Violent Crimes:
1 Valencia
2 Sevilla
3 Madrid
4 Barcelona
5 Zaragoza

@Anynymous @Steve,You're both confused with Barcelona.Madrid is actually very safe.

Lol super fake, drug dealing and corruption should be much higher and a honest crime rate review would be 35-40

I have been living in Madrid for over 2 years now.And I have to say that I feel very safe in this city.I always have to walk alone at night.And I feel very safe doing so.People are friendly.I really don't understand these comments.

Madrid is very safe, don't be fooled by the trolls here!

Madrid is by far the city with the highest car theft rate in Spain and according to Numbeo there's very low chances to get your car stolen compared to Barcelona :) don't get me wrong Madrid is very safe and clean for how big it is but some of these stats are clearly wrong

My daughter spent the year in Madrid as an Erasmus student. No problem at all and she never felt insecure, even at night. I've been there time to time to visit her. The town seems very safe compared to what I know in France and in Belgium (specially Brussels). Of course, there are pickpockets, but probably less than in other major cities having a lot of tourists. I only visited the center of the city, so I cannot tell about the suburbs.

What the problem is there are no Street cameras and no cameras in the village or the town, this means murderers take advantage and make the crime look accidental and then disapear, like with a motorbike or quad bike, run people down and nobody knows, the traffik here is quite insanely risky, they park anywhere, mount pavements and speed around the countryside and the streets, once I Saw one mount steps in the town with a silent engine, It crept Up behind me, somebody came out of the house, I had a witness. In the countryside they try to scissor people, there could be Up to 5 motocross bikes. I swear It is like mad Max, one day I jumped in the River to hide from them, It was too Rocky for them, I had to stay there for an hour and I got bitten by a Spider, I hid un the brushes, they were looking for me.

Beautiful city and safe I went there with no problems at night in gran via lots of police presence
But be careful in the metro there are many thieves

Very disapointed, we went Sevilla, Valencia and Barcelona. So nice cities, trouble free.

But in Madrid I had my wallet stolen by three moroquian teenagers in the downtown.

At the police station we had to qeue up 2 hours since it was plenty of tourists reporting thefts.

I cannot recommend Madrid.

Although Madrid is insecure, cities like Barcelona, ​​Girona or Bilbao are more insecure

For a city of its size, Madrid is safe; it's definitely safer than cities like Paris and London. There is an ample police presence, most cities are lively and full of people until the early hours of the morning, and Madrileños can be some of the nicest people you will ever meet.
However, pickpocketing is an issue (as it is in every major city nowadays), and certain hate crimes (especially against the LGBTQ community) are on the rise.

Madrid has virtually NO violent crime. The only crime of that level (muggings) happens in Villaverde. The last person who commented that “Usera and Lavapies etc.” were dangerous is a liar. During my time in Madrid, I went to almost every area in Madrid, at night too, the only issues you may face as a tourist are scammers and pickpockets, the only gun crime that happens is in the outskirts of the city, but is still rare as the police are pretty effective. Madrid is by far SAFER THAN PARIS AND LONDON.
Madrid is also has the LOWEST MURDER RATE OF ANY EUROPEAN CITY OTHER THAN LISBOA.

We visited Sevilla, Santiago and Barcelona, Madrid was the most dangerous by far.

so unsafe city, the downtown is taken over by africans, my friend had to give over all his belonguins.

I can´t recommend.

I am quite baffled by some of the comments made on Madrid. I am not Spanish, but lived in Madrid for some time and still go there very often, so I have a good viewpoint on the capital of Spain.

Madrid is one of the safest cities not just in Spain, but in Europe. In a day and age where cities like Paris, London, Berlin, and Brussels are seeing their image deteriorate because of crime, pickpocketing, and decay, Madrid manages to remain a place where one does

Is it a perfect city? Absolutely not. Are there areas where you need to be careful? Absolutely. But compared to other major cities, I am always in awe at how Madrid manages to remain safe and welcoming. Maybe there are benefits in nàot being a tourist-magnet and over glorified euro-las vegas.

Now, a special message to Aart Geldof: I noticed that you accused people from madrid of being jealous (had to correct you there) and that there were more "western expats" in Barcelona. My response: And? Madrid also has a large "European expat community", but it's much more than that: it's a multicultural city with immigrants from places as diverse as China, Latin America, Morocco, Turkey, Romania, Portugal etc. Barcelona is a great city, but in terms of ethnic diversity Madrid is a true melting pot.

So unsafe city, we were calling at Sevilla, Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, all quite safe and I can recommend but Madrid.

Gangs of so called "macheteros" coming grom South America and Morocco have taken over a sizeable share of areas of the city, a friend of us was stabbed in the very down town so WATCH OUT!