Crime in Spain - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Crime statistics for Spain are published annually by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....

. Different agencies of Spain and the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

conduct analysis of the crime data in Spain. Statistics show Spain is one of the European countries with the lowest crime rate, according to a 2005 Gallop Europe research study. The rate of misdemeanour

Contravention

In many civil law countries contravention is a less serious crime, similar to misdemeanor in common law countries. The term is also used in Australian law...

s and crime

Crime

Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

s in Spain was 46 per 1,000 people in 2009.

Law enforcement in Spain

Law enforcement in Spain is carried out by numerous organizations, not all of which operate in the same areas.- National :*Guardia Civil - Civil Guard*Policía Nacional - National Police*Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera - Customs Service- Regional :...

is carried out by the Guardia Civil, Policia Nacional and in some Autonomous communities

Autonomous communities of Spain

An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...

also by their territorial police (Ertzaintza

Ertzaintza

The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...

, Mossos d'Esquadra

Mossos d'Esquadra

The Mossos d'Esquadra are the police force of Catalonia, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. It is the oldest civil police force in Europe, founded in the 18th century as the Esquadres de Catalunya to protect the people of Catalonia....

and Policía Foral

Policía Foral

The Chartered Police of Navarre is the regional police force for the chartered autonomous community of Navarre in Spain. It operates across the region, and was founded from a traffic police unit set up by the Provincial Council of Navarre in 1929....

). Some municipalities also have a local police department.

Drug-related crime

Spain is the principal route of entry of drugs and narcotics into the European Union. Indeed, about half of the cocaine found by law enforcement agencies in Europe is found by Spanish police. Spain has a high number of drug users, leading the table of cocaine users in Europe.

Immigration and crime

There has been the impression amongst a small percentage of the population in Spain that the increase in the number of crimes is related to the increase in the number of foreigners living in Spain. However, 70% of all crimes are committed by Spaniards and 30% by foreigners.

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