The latest data published by the Ministry of Interior reveal that There has been a small decrease in crime in Spain, which has specifically decreased by a 0.3 % for 2024. However, in thisCriminality balance It appears reflected Growth in some serious crimesComolos Homicides malicious and consummated murders, which have increased by 4.5 %, or sexual agrees with penetration, which increased by 6.7 %.
All this, regarding the conventional crime rate, translates into 41.0 crimes have been carried out per thousand inhabitants. In addition, the different crimes and the number of cases that have occurred in each municipality appear broken down. In Castilla y León there is one that stands out on the rest for its figures.
Criminality in Castilla y León
The municipality with More crime in Castilla y León is Valladolidwhich has registered a total of8,121 cases For 2024. This is followed León with 5,118, Salamanca with 4,987 and Burgos with 4,846. One of the crimes that highlights the most for its low number compared to other autonomous communities is that of Kidnappings. In this autonomous community, during the last year, Only two cases were recorded: one in the city of Ávila and another in Ponferrada.
As for the drug traffickingin the Autonomous Community there were a total of 410 cases. In addition to Burgoswhere they occurred 55 cases Of this type of crime, the next one that stands out is Valladolidwith 49 records last year. There are also towns and cities in which there were between 0 and 3 cases, such as the Encomienda (0 records), San Andrés del Rabanedo (0 records), Laguna de Duero (1 registration) omedina of the field (2 records).
Other crimes that appear in this report by the Ministry of Interior are crimes against sexual freedomwhich in Castilla y León amounts to 670. In this typology, the balance includes the sexual assaults and abuses with penetrationwith a total of 140 cases last year. Although there are municipalities where no case was recorded as San Andrés del Rabanedo, Laguna de Duero or Medina del Campo, there are others with higher figures: Salamancawhere there were 19; Valladolidwith 18 records; and Leónwith 13 cases.
