Málaga

At 80 out of 100, Málaga lands just above the midpoint of our index, safer than 44% of the cities we score.

The homicide rate on file is 1.3 per 100,000 and the robbery rate 103.9 per 100,000, both covering the wider region rather than the city itself and both calculated by us from counts and populations. Recorded robbery, as with police data everywhere, understates how often it actually happens. On advisories, the US and Canada set Spain at increased caution, their second level, while the UK and Australia keep it at their lowest, so the guidance is not unanimous. Advisories for the country name pickpocketing and scams that target travellers. Local sentiment runs high: 79.4% of residents told a city survey they feel safe walking alone after dark, which sits comfortably with the recorded figures.