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Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain)

Alacant/Alicante had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 26 municipalities in 2023, at 24,659. Mutxamel had the lowest, at 751. The median was 1,782 and the figure for Alicante province was 105,373. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest24,659Alacant/Alicante
Lowest751Mutxamel
Median1,78226 municipalities
Alicante province105,373History

All municipalities, 2023

Alacant/Alicante: 24,659 countAlacant/Alicante24,659Elx/Elche: 9,679 countElx/Elche9,679Torrevieja: 8,823 countTorrevieja8,823Benidorm: 6,208 countBenidorm6,208Orihuela: 4,493 countOrihuela4,493Dénia: 2,632 countDénia2,632Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 2,464 countSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicen…2,464Santa Pola: 2,338 countSanta Pola2,338Elda: 2,325 countElda2,325Alcoi/Alcoy: 2,176 countAlcoi/Alcoy2,176la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 2,165 countla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa2,165Xàbia/Jávea: 1,913 countXàbia/Jávea1,913Calp: 1,851 countCalp1,851Pilar de la Horadada: 1,713 countPilar de la Horadada1,713Altea: 1,635 countAltea1,635el Campello: 1,635 countel Campello1,635l'Alfàs del Pi: 1,202 countl'Alfàs del Pi1,202Villena: 1,168 countVillena1,168Petrer: 1,089 countPetrer1,089Sant Joan d'Alacant: 1,088 countSant Joan d'Alacant1,088Almoradí: 1,055 countAlmoradí1,055Crevillent: 914 countCrevillent914Ibi: 886 countIbi886Aspe: 787 countAspe787Novelda: 761 countNovelda761Mutxamel: 751 countMutxamel751Alacant/Alicante: 24,659 countAlacant/Alicante24,659Elx/Elche: 9,679 countElx/Elche9,679Torrevieja: 8,823 countTorrevieja8,823Benidorm: 6,208 countBenidorm6,208Orihuela: 4,493 countOrihuela4,493Dénia: 2,632 countDénia2,632Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 2,464 countSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig2,464Santa Pola: 2,338 countSanta Pola2,338Elda: 2,325 countElda2,325Alcoi/Alcoy: 2,176 countAlcoi/Alcoy2,176la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 2,165 countla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa2,165Xàbia/Jávea: 1,913 countXàbia/Jávea1,913Calp: 1,851 countCalp1,851Pilar de la Horadada: 1,713 countPilar de la Horadada1,713Altea: 1,635 countAltea1,635el Campello: 1,635 countel Campello1,635l'Alfàs del Pi: 1,202 countl'Alfàs del Pi1,202Villena: 1,168 countVillena1,168Petrer: 1,089 countPetrer1,089Sant Joan d'Alacant: 1,088 countSant Joan d'Alacant1,088Almoradí: 1,055 countAlmoradí1,055Crevillent: 914 countCrevillent914Ibi: 886 countIbi886Aspe: 787 countAspe787Novelda: 761 countNovelda761Mutxamel: 751 countMutxamel751
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
count
1Alacant/Alicante24,659
2Elx/Elche9,679
3Torrevieja8,823
4Benidorm6,208
5Orihuela4,493
6Dénia2,632
7Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig2,464
8Santa Pola2,338
9Elda2,325
10Alcoi/Alcoy2,176
11la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa2,165
12Xàbia/Jávea1,913
13Calp1,851
14Pilar de la Horadada1,713
15Altea1,635
15el Campello1,635
17l'Alfàs del Pi1,202
18Villena1,168
19Petrer1,089
20Sant Joan d'Alacant1,088
21Almoradí1,055
22Crevillent914
23Ibi886
24Aspe787
25Novelda761
26Mutxamel751

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About this ranking

All criminal offences (delitos and delitos leves) known to the police during the year.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

Since 2023 the total includes offences committed online (cibercriminalidad), which the ministry now reports in a separate block; they were part of the total before as well. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. 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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 28 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales: Municipalities in Alicante province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023}},
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Which municipality has the highest known criminal offences (Spain)?

Alacant/Alicante, with 24,659 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which municipality has the lowest known criminal offences (Spain)?

Mutxamel, with 751 in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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