Sexual offences (Spain)
Offences against sexual freedom known to the police during the year, including sexual assault with penetration. Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.
Called offences against sexual freedom and indemnity (libertad e indemnidad sexual) until the 2022 reform of the Criminal Code; the category is the same chapter of the code. Not comparable with police_recorded_sexual_violence_rate (Eurostat, ICCS definitions). Spain only: the country, its comunidades autónomas and its provinces from 2016, and municipalities over 20,000 residents from 2023. Calendar-year totals from the fourth-quarter Balance de Criminalidad of the Ministry of the Interior.
Key facts
- Catalonia had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 19 regions in 2025, at 4,576, and Melilla the lowest, at 36. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).
- Published for 499 places, with figures from 2016 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Provinces of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Andalusia
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Valencian Community
- Municipalities in Barcelona province
- Municipalities in Madrid province
- Municipalities in Community of Madrid
- Municipalities in Valencia province
- Municipalities in Canary Islands
EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain), 2025
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Valencian Community
- Galicia
- Castile and León
- Canary Islands
- Basque Country
- Castilla-La Mancha
- Region of Murcia
- Balearic Islands
- Cantabria
- La Rioja
- Navarre
- Aragon
- Asturias
Provinces and counties
- Madrid province
- Barcelona province
- Valencia province
- Alicante province
- Seville province
- Málaga province
- Murcia province
- Cádiz province
- Balearic Islands province
- Las Palmas province
- Valladolid province
- Granada province
- Zaragoza province
- Guadalajara province
- Ceuta province
- Toledo province
Municipalities and cities
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- València
- Zaragoza
- Sevilla
- Málaga
- Murcia
- Palma
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Alacant/Alicante
- Motril
- Santa Pola
- Almuñécar
- Torrelavega
- Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig
- Torrevieja
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