Overview

• Spanish security forces investigated 1,955 hate crime incidents in 2024, marking a 13.8% drop from the 2,268 cases recorded in 2023.
• Racism and xenophobia remained the leading motive with 804 incidents, while aporophobia rose 33% and islamophobia offences were logged for the first time with 13 cases.
• Antisemitic offences surged by about 60%, representing the fastest annual growth among all bias categories.
• Law enforcement cleared 71.9% of reported incidents and arrested or investigated 905 individuals over the year.
• The Region of Murcia recorded just 3.05 hate crime complaints per 100,000 inhabitants, but local associations warn that many offences go unreported.