Thefts (Spain) in Málaga province

Thefts (Spain) in Málaga province was 27,005 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). That is down 4% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 52 provinces in 2025.

2025, count27,005 Provisional

Change on 2024-4%

Rank6th of 52Provinces of Spain ranked

Series high29,4582016

Series low15,2652020

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Thefts (Spain) in Málaga province, 2016 to 2025

count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-03.

All 10 values

Period	count
2025	27,005 Provisional
2024	28,131
2023	26,834
2022	25,167
2021	18,720
2020	15,265
2019	24,513
2018	25,261
2017	27,114
2016	29,458

Revision history

The 2024 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from 28,187 to 28,131.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in count; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
Period	First recorded	Latest	Revisions	Status changes	First recorded on	Last revised on
2024	28,187	28,131	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2023	26,884	26,834	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2022	25,202	25,167	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2021	18,720	18,720	0	1	2026-10-12
2020	15,260	15,265	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2019	24,506	24,513	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12

All 8 periods with changes

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in count; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
Period	First recorded	Latest	Revisions	Status changes	First recorded on	Last revised on
2024	28,187	28,131	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2023	26,884	26,834	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2022	25,202	25,167	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2021	18,720	18,720	0	1	2026-10-12
2020	15,260	15,265	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2019	24,506	24,513	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2018	25,098	25,261	1	0	2026-10-12	2026-10-12
2017	27,114	27,114	0	1	2026-10-12

Every version, with its dates and source, is available through the get_revisions tool and the /api/v1/revisions endpoint. Methodology

Compared with Andalusia and Spain

Place	2025
Málaga province	27,005
Andalusia	88,028
Spain	633,888

Rankings

Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain) 52 places

Definition

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing. 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.

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.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Thefts (Spain), Málaga province, 2016 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Thefts (Spain), Málaga province, 2016 to 2025. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/malaga-province. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Thefts (Spain), Málaga province, 2016 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/malaga-province.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Thefts (Spain), Málaga province, 2016 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/malaga-province (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{ministerio_thefts_spain_malaga_province_2025,
  author = {{Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad)}},
  title = {{Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos: Thefts (Spain), Málaga province, 2016 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/thefts-spain/malaga-province. Publisher attribution: Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Y2  - 2026/10/12
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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29,458 in 2016, the highest value since 2016 in this series.

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