Andorra: crime and justice

What is the crime rate in Andorra?

The Andorra police recorded 4,009 offences in 2025, 2.5% fewer than the 4,110 in 2024, according to the Department of Statistics' security statistics for 2025. They included 2,255 crimes (delictes) and 1,754 minor criminal offences (contravencions penals).

There were 1,085 property offences, of which 691 were thefts, and 328 assault-related offences. The figures count offences reported to or found by the police, so they depend on reporting as well as on crime itself. 41.7% were recorded in Andorra la Vella, 9.9% in Escaldes-Engordany and 9.8% at the border with Spain.

Official sources: Department of Statistics: Security statistics: offences, 2025

How many prisoners are there in Andorra?

49 people were held at the Comella prison, Andorra's only prison, on 30 June 2026, according to the Department of Statistics' prison population statistics. The prison has room for 153, so it was 32.0% full. 45 prisoners were men and 4 were women.

The most common offence among prisoners was drug use, trafficking or possession, for 14 people. 46.9% of prisoners were of other nationalities and 26.5% Andorran. The count includes everyone held on the day, so it can change quickly in a small population: there were 26 admissions during the second quarter of 2026.

Official sources: Department of Statistics: Prison population, Q2 2026

What is the murder rate in Andorra?

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime puts the intentional homicide rate in Andorra at 2.6 per 100,000 in 2020. That compares with 1.3 per 100,000 in 2011. Europe & Central Asia median: 1.2 per 100,000; Andorra is 10th highest of 46. Worldwide: 62nd of 121.

How many men are murdered in Andorra?

The latest figure from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, for 2020, is 5.1 per 100,000. It was 2.5 per 100,000 in 2011. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 1.5 per 100,000, and Andorra placed 5th highest of 44. Worldwide: 44th of 106.