Palma.—Last year, 66.4 crimes were reported per 1,000 inhabitants in the Balearics, a rate of crime only beaten by the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta where 69.5 crimes were committed per 1,000 people.
The figures were made public yesterday by the Spanish Home Secretary (Interior Minister) Jorge Fernandez Diaz, who said that the rate of crime in the Balearics is much higher than the national average which is 46.1 crimes per 1,000 inhabitants.
However, Diaz said that one of the main reasons for the high crime rate in the Balearics is its large floating population caused by the million of tourists who visit the region every year, especially during the Summer which is when most crimes are committed.
Balearics had second highest crime rate in Spain last year
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