"THE LATEST data published on Monday, November 3, by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that the probability of being robbed in Barcelona is nearly three times higher than the national average. In fact, the statistics revealed that you are more likely to be robbed in Barcelona than in any other Spanish city. Barcelona outpaces European peers in thefts"
"According to the data, the probability of suffering a robbery is 2.9 times higher than Spain's average, and this ratio is higher than most places in the European Union, bested only by Bucharest, where the probability of being robbed is exactly 3 times higher than the Romanian average. In the year 2022, Spain had the highest rate of robbery incidents in the whole of the European Union, with 131.8 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants. It far outpaced Belgium, with 103.3 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants, and France, with 99.8 thefts."
"Despite these perturbing figures, Barcelona was - and is - a star of tourism and overnight stays in Spain, ranking as the fourth city in Europe where tourists spent the most nights in 2023: more than 27 million overnight stays were recorded that year. Crime, and specifically theft, has become a part of everyday life in the Catalan capital. Many locals joke that you have not lived in Barcelona until you have been robbed."
Eurostat data show the probability of being robbed in Barcelona is 2.9 times higher than Spain's average and higher than most EU locations, exceeded only by Bucharest at 3 times. Spain recorded the highest rate of robbery incidents in the EU in 2022 with 131.8 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of Belgium (103.3) and France (99.8). Barcelona is the Spanish city with the highest robbery probability despite recording over 27 million tourist overnight stays in 2023. Theft has become a common part of daily life in Barcelona, with frequent incidents such as mobile phones snatched from hands on scooters and backpacks disappearing.
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