Overview
- The Observatory on Domestic and Gender Violence, part of Spain’s Council of the Judiciary, reported 49 women murdered by a partner or ex-partner in 2025 and three children killed in related attacks, while noting a continued multi‑year decline in the annual average.
- The data show 80% of the women were living with their aggressor at the time, with marriage the most common tie at 42.9% and the current partner responsible in 83.7% of cases.
- Only 22.4% of victims had previously reported their abuser to authorities, and five of those cases had restraining orders in force.
- Three minors were killed to harm their mothers in 2025, bringing the total since 2013 to 65, most under age 10 and usually killed by their fathers or the mother’s partner.
- The typical aggressor in 2025 was a 49-year-old man, and after the crimes 61.2% were arrested, 16.3% surrendered, and 12.2% died by suicide, with most killings occurring in the home and often involving knives.