The word insecurity has become synonymous with the city of Barcelona, the perception of the inhabitants has not changed in five years. Already in 2019, 24.7% of those surveyed by Barcelona City Council responded that They considered the Catalan capital as a problematic city. In the last barometer of 2023 the answer is repeated: 27.7% classify it as an unsafe city.
But Is there still the same number of crimes?
According to a study published by the newspaper ‘Ara’ that has had access to crime data for 2023 in Barcelona, Last year a total of 210,000 crimes were committed in the Catalan capital7% less than in 2019, the reference year that the police used to compare the figures before the restrictions due to the pandemic.
So crime has gone down over the last year. with 16,000 fewer crimes.
Except in the case of Nou Barris, where crime has increased by 17%, all neighborhoods have had a drop in crime.
The record for improvement in security goes to the Eixample district with 20% fewer cases, although that does not place it at the top of the ranking.
Scams increase in Barcelona
In the Catalan capital there were registered 76% more scams than in 2019. In fact, in Catalonia scams doubled last year and the Mossos d’Esquadra insist that it continues to be a crime that people do not usually report.
Criminals who previously dedicated themselves to theft have now switched to a new type of crime: “From home and only with a computer, the benefit is higher and the penalty is lower,” declares a specialized agent for the newspaper ‘Ara’.
Which districts are the safest in Barcelona?
When calculating crimes per 1,000 inhabitants, these are the quietest neighborhoods in Barcelona.
- New Neighborhoods
- Sarria
- Saint Andrew
- Old City
- Horta
- The Eixample
- grace
