Seville
Spain · Europe
The safety picture
A plain-language read of the sourced figures belowSeville scores 81 out of 100 in our composite index, above about 48% of the cities we score.
Its homicide rate is 0.6 per 100,000, roughly 0.4 times the median for the cities we track. Recorded robbery is higher at 127.1 per 100,000, and police data captures only reported incidents, so the real figure is somewhat above that. Both rates cover the wider province rather than the city and were calculated by us from a count and a population, so read them as approximate. The governments we track disagree on framing: the UK and Australia keep Spain at their lowest level, while the US and Canada each raise it to increased caution. Every advisory also names pickpocketing and scams for visitors. We have no resident survey result on perceived safety here.
Safety dimensions
Larger area = more concernHomicide / general violence
Primary source: Ministerio del Interior (España) — Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad (SEC), Series anuales
Robbery (police-recorded)
Primary source: Ministerio del Interior (España) — Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad (SEC), Series anuales
Travel advisories
Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Spain Travel Advisory
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Spain Travel Advice and Advisories
Primary source: UK FCDO — Spain travel advice
Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Spain travel advice
Perceived safety
How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.Primary source: Eurostat — Crime, violence or vandalism in the area (EU-SILC)
Tourist-specific incidents
How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Spain travel advice (Safety and security)
Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Spain travel advice (Safety and security)