Municipalities in Andalusia by known criminal offences (Spain)

Sevilla had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 86 municipalities in 2023, at 53,760. Tomares had the lowest, at 538. The median was 1,573 and the figure for Andalusia was 413,181. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest53,760Sevilla
Lowest538Tomares
Median1,57386 municipalities
Andalusia413,181History

Top 40 municipalities, 2023

Sevilla: 53,760 countSevilla53,760Málaga: 34,571 countMálaga34,571Córdoba: 16,868 countCórdoba16,868Marbella: 13,638 countMarbella13,638Granada: 13,263 countGranada13,263Jerez de la Frontera: 11,885 countJerez de la Frontera11,885Almería: 9,074 countAlmería9,074Huelva: 7,665 countHuelva7,665Dos Hermanas: 7,022 countDos Hermanas7,022Fuengirola: 6,609 countFuengirola6,609Roquetas de Mar: 6,466 countRoquetas de Mar6,466Cádiz: 5,903 countCádiz5,903Mijas: 5,902 countMijas5,902Algeciras: 5,895 countAlgeciras5,895Torremolinos: 5,393 countTorremolinos5,393Vélez-Málaga: 4,843 countVélez-Málaga4,843Jaén: 4,804 countJaén4,804El Puerto de Santa María: 4,739 countEl Puerto de Santa María4,739San Fernando: 4,642 countSan Fernando4,642Benalmádena: 4,547 countBenalmádena4,547Estepona: 4,543 countEstepona4,543El Ejido: 4,238 countEl Ejido4,238Chiclana de la Frontera: 4,181 countChiclana de la Frontera4,181Alcalá de Guadaíra: 4,036 countAlcalá de Guadaíra4,036Sanlúcar de Barrameda: 3,764 countSanlúcar de Barrameda3,764La Línea de la Concepción: 2,639 countLa Línea de la Concepción2,639Motril: 2,601 countMotril2,601Lucena: 2,457 countLucena2,457Utrera: 2,377 countUtrera2,377Mairena del Aljarafe: 2,245 countMairena del Aljarafe2,245Lepe: 2,207 countLepe2,207Armilla: 1,949 countArmilla1,949Rincón de la Victoria: 1,940 countRincón de la Victoria1,940Almonte: 1,896 countAlmonte1,896San Roque: 1,783 countSan Roque1,783Linares: 1,651 countLinares1,651Carmona: 1,640 countCarmona1,640Puerto Real: 1,627 countPuerto Real1,627Coria del Río: 1,625 countCoria del Río1,625Écija: 1,605 countÉcija1,605Sevilla: 53,760 countSevilla53,760Málaga: 34,571 countMálaga34,571Córdoba: 16,868 countCórdoba16,868Marbella: 13,638 countMarbella13,638Granada: 13,263 countGranada13,263Jerez de la Frontera: 11,885 countJerez de la Frontera11,885Almería: 9,074 countAlmería9,074Huelva: 7,665 countHuelva7,665Dos Hermanas: 7,022 countDos Hermanas7,022Fuengirola: 6,609 countFuengirola6,609Roquetas de Mar: 6,466 countRoquetas de Mar6,466Cádiz: 5,903 countCádiz5,903Mijas: 5,902 countMijas5,902Algeciras: 5,895 countAlgeciras5,895Torremolinos: 5,393 countTorremolinos5,393Vélez-Málaga: 4,843 countVélez-Málaga4,843Jaén: 4,804 countJaén4,804El Puerto de Santa María: 4,739 countEl Puerto de Santa María4,739San Fernando: 4,642 countSan Fernando4,642Benalmádena: 4,547 countBenalmádena4,547Estepona: 4,543 countEstepona4,543El Ejido: 4,238 countEl Ejido4,238Chiclana de la Frontera: 4,181 countChiclana de la Frontera4,181Alcalá de Guadaíra: 4,036 countAlcalá de Guadaíra4,036Sanlúcar de Barrameda: 3,764 countSanlúcar de Barrameda3,764La Línea de la Concepción: 2,639 countLa Línea de la Concepción2,639Motril: 2,601 countMotril2,601Lucena: 2,457 countLucena2,457Utrera: 2,377 countUtrera2,377Mairena del Aljarafe: 2,245 countMairena del Aljarafe2,245Lepe: 2,207 countLepe2,207Armilla: 1,949 countArmilla1,949Rincón de la Victoria: 1,940 countRincón de la Victoria1,940Almonte: 1,896 countAlmonte1,896San Roque: 1,783 countSan Roque1,783Linares: 1,651 countLinares1,651Carmona: 1,640 countCarmona1,640Puerto Real: 1,627 countPuerto Real1,627Coria del Río: 1,625 countCoria del Río1,625Écija: 1,605 countÉcija1,605
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
count
1Sevilla53,760
2Málaga34,571
3Córdoba16,868
4Marbella13,638
5Granada13,263
6Jerez de la Frontera11,885
7Almería9,074
8Huelva7,665
9Dos Hermanas7,022
10Fuengirola6,609
11Roquetas de Mar6,466
12Cádiz5,903
13Mijas5,902
14Algeciras5,895
15Torremolinos5,393
16Vélez-Málaga4,843
17Jaén4,804
18El Puerto de Santa María4,739
19San Fernando4,642
20Benalmádena4,547
21Estepona4,543
22El Ejido4,238
23Chiclana de la Frontera4,181
24Alcalá de Guadaíra4,036
25Sanlúcar de Barrameda3,764
26La Línea de la Concepción2,639
27Motril2,601
28Lucena2,457
29Utrera2,377
30Mairena del Aljarafe2,245
31Lepe2,207
32Armilla1,949
33Rincón de la Victoria1,940
34Almonte1,896
35San Roque1,783
36Linares1,651
37Carmona1,640
38Puerto Real1,627
39Coria del Río1,625
40Écija1,605
41San Juan de Aznalfarache1,590
42Níjar1,588
43Vícar1,576
44Antequera1,570
45Rota1,533
46Los Palacios y Villafranca1,504
47Cartaya1,476
48Camas1,474
49Alhaurín de la Torre1,435
50Conil de la Frontera1,393
51Almuñécar1,366
52Los Barrios1,332
53Ronda1,304
54La Rinconada1,288
55Barbate1,286
56Nerja1,254
57Úbeda1,252
58Andújar1,200
59Cártama1,100
60Adra1,093
61Puente Genil1,062
62Lebrija1,044
63Baza983
64Las Gabias965
65Alhaurín el Grande956
66Maracena948
67Morón de la Frontera925
68Torrox921
69Coín914
69Isla Cristina914
71Moguer910
72Martos908
73Atarfe890
74Ayamonte860
75Arcos de la Frontera858
76Palma del Río845
77Cabra839
78Mairena del Alcor786
79Alcalá la Real763
80Bormujos713
81Huércal-Overa704
82Loja608
83Priego de Córdoba576
84Aljaraque575
85Montilla563
86Tomares538

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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. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities in Andalusia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

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Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Andalusia 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/andalusia-municipalities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Municipalities in Andalusia 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/andalusia-municipalities?period=2023.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Andalusia 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/andalusia-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sevilla, with 53,760 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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