Homicides in Barcelona up 37% under Collboni
Homicides in Barcelona have risen 37% since 2022, reaching 73 cases in 2025. The PSC keeps insisting on security while shootings continue. Official data from Spain's Ministry of the Interior.
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Homicides in Barcelona: the 37% rise the PSC refuses to see
According to Spain's Ministry of the Interior, completed and attempted homicides in Barcelona rose from 53 in 2022 to 73 in 2025. That is a 37% increase during Jaume Collboni's term. The year 2025 has already recorded 73 cases, 30% more than the previous year. Yet the official line keeps insisting that the city is safer.
The statistic the PSC leans on points to a drop in overall crime, but homicides are going up. Meanwhile, incidents like the broad-daylight shooting on Balmes Street —right in front of the National Police station— raise doubts. Comparative data show that Barcelona exceeds Valencia by 15% in homicides, while Madrid doubles Barcelona's rate.
With these figures on the table, the question is why the security narrative is not being updated. Perhaps because overall crime statistics hide the reality of serious offences. Or because local politics prefers to gloss things over rather than acknowledge the problem. The sticking point is that objective data clash with a political narrative that refuses to die.
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According to Spain's Ministry of the Interior, completed and attempted homicides in Barcelona rose from 53 in 2022 to 73 in 2025. That is a 37% increase during Jaume Collboni's term. The year 2025 has already recorded 73 cases, 30% more than the previous year. Yet the official line keeps insisting that the city is safer.
The statistic the PSC leans on points to a drop in overall crime, but homicides are going up. Meanwhile, incidents like the broad-daylight shooting on Balmes Street —right in front of the National Police station— raise doubts. Comparative data show that Barcelona exceeds Valencia by 15% in homicides, while Madrid doubles Barcelona's rate.
With these figures on the table, the question is why the security narrative is not being updated. Perhaps because overall crime statistics hide the reality of serious offences. Or because local politics prefers to gloss things over rather than acknowledge the problem. The sticking point is that objective data clash with a political narrative that refuses to die.
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