# 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. ## 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. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `recorded_sexual_offences` - Unit: count - Note: 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. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/sexual-offences-spain - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/recorded_sexual_offences ## Rankings - [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/eu-regions.md) (19 places) - [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-regions.md) (19 places) - [Provinces of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces.md) (52 places) - [Municipalities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-municipalities.md) (427 places) - [Municipalities in Andalusia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/andalusia-municipalities.md) (87 places) - [Municipalities in Catalonia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities.md) (70 places) - [Municipalities in Valencian Community](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/valencian-community-municipalities.md) (68 places) - [Municipalities in Barcelona province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/barcelona-province-municipalities.md) (49 places) - [Municipalities in Madrid province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/madrid-province-municipalities.md) (37 places) - [Municipalities in Community of Madrid](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/community-of-madrid-municipalities.md) (37 places) - [Municipalities in Valencia province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/valencia-province-municipalities.md) (33 places) - [Municipalities in Canary Islands](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/canary-islands-municipalities.md) (30 places) - [Municipalities in Alicante province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities.md) (26 places) - [Municipalities in Galicia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/galicia-municipalities.md) (23 places) - [Municipalities in Basque Country](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/basque-country-municipalities.md) (20 places) - [Municipalities in Murcia province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/murcia-province-municipalities.md) (19 places) - [Municipalities in Region of Murcia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/region-of-murcia-municipalities.md) (19 places) - [Municipalities in Málaga province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/malaga-province-municipalities.md) (17 places) - [Municipalities in Seville province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/seville-province-municipalities.md) (17 places) - [Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/castilla-la-mancha-municipalities.md) (16 places) - [Municipalities in Castile and León](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/castile-and-leon-municipalities.md) (16 places) - [Municipalities in Cádiz province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/cadiz-province-municipalities.md) (15 places) - [Municipalities in Las Palmas province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/las-palmas-province-municipalities.md) (15 places) - [Municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/santa-cruz-de-tenerife-province-municipalities.md) (15 places) - [Municipalities in Balearic Islands province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/balearic-islands-province-municipalities.md) (13 places) - [Municipalities in Balearic Islands](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/balearic-islands-municipalities.md) (13 places) - [Municipalities in A Coruña province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/a-coruna-province-municipalities.md) (11 places) - [Municipalities in Biscay province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/biscay-province-municipalities.md) (11 places) - [Municipalities in Girona province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/girona-province-municipalities.md) (10 places) - [Municipalities in Granada province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/granada-province-municipalities.md) (10 places) - [Municipalities in Pontevedra province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/pontevedra-province-municipalities.md) (10 places) - [Municipalities in Tarragona province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/tarragona-province-municipalities.md) (10 places) - [Municipalities in Castellón province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/castellon-province-municipalities.md) (9 places) - [Municipalities in Gipuzkoa province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/gipuzkoa-province-municipalities.md) (8 places) - [Municipalities in Huelva province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/huelva-province-municipalities.md) (8 places) - [Municipalities in Almería province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/almeria-province-municipalities.md) (7 places) - [Municipalities in Extremadura](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/extremadura-municipalities.md) (7 places) - [Municipalities in Córdoba province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/cordoba-province-municipalities.md) (7 places) - [Municipalities in Asturias province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/asturias-province-municipalities.md) (7 places) - [Municipalities in Asturias](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/asturias-municipalities.md) (7 places) - [Municipalities in Jaén province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/jaen-province-municipalities.md) (6 places) - [Municipalities in Badajoz province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/badajoz-province-municipalities.md) (5 places) - [Municipalities in Ciudad Real province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/ciudad-real-province-municipalities.md) (5 places) - [Municipalities in Cantabria province](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/cantabria-province-municipalities.md) (5 places) - [Municipalities in Cantabria](https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/cantabria-municipalities.md) (5 places)