3Mataró

Mataró, Spain: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Spain · 8/10 in the world

Compared with 50 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 14,203 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by Mossos d'Esquadra (12 months to September 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Homicide and murder	0	0	0.9
Completed cases; murder (assassinat) included.
Sexual offences
Sexual assault and abuse	94	52.6	48
Sexual harassment	1	0.6	1.1
Exhibitionism and sexual provocation	4	2.2	2.6
Other sexual offences	7	3.9	2.7
Violence
Attempted homicide or murder	3	1.7	3.5
Attempts only.
Assault causing injury	663	370.8	354.4
Robbery
Robbery with violence or intimidation	446	249.4	206.9
Theft and burglary
Theft with force (burglary)	633	354	379.3
Homes, shops and other premises; break-ins into vehicles are counted apart.
Theft from a vehicle by breaking in	1,503	840.5	359.1
Vehicle theft and joyriding	186	104	87
Theft without force (pickpocketing, shoplifting)	3,133	1,752.1	1,491
Drugs
Offences against public health (drug trafficking)	70	39.1	44.8
Mostly drug trafficking; possession for own use is not a crime in Spain.
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	1,383	773.4	564.3
Public disorder	8	4.5	1.6
Other offences against public order	115	64.3	61.8
Mostly assaults on and resistance to police and officials.
Other
Fraud	493	275.7	300.5

Source: Mossos d'Esquadra, updated 26 October 2026.

1/10 Living 1 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.

Raw score 3.3 out of 10, before ranking.

Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.