Municipalities in Badajoz province by known criminal offences (Spain)

Badajoz had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 5 municipalities in 2023, at 8,232. Villanueva de la Serena had the lowest, at 885. The median was 1,586 and the figure for Badajoz province was 23,654. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest8,232Badajoz
Median1,5865 municipalities
Badajoz province23,654History

All municipalities, 2023

Badajoz: 8,232 countBadajoz8,232Mérida: 2,957 countMérida2,957Almendralejo: 1,586 countAlmendralejo1,586Don Benito: 1,358 countDon Benito1,358Villanueva de la Serena: 885 countVillanueva de la Serena885Badajoz: 8,232 countBadajoz8,232Mérida: 2,957 countMérida2,957Almendralejo: 1,586 countAlmendralejo1,586Don Benito: 1,358 countDon Benito1,358Villanueva de la Serena: 885 countVillanueva de la Serena885
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
count
1Badajoz8,232
2Mérida2,957
3Almendralejo1,586
4Don Benito1,358
5Villanueva de la Serena885

Other periods

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 Badajoz 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 Badajoz 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/badajoz-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 Badajoz 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/badajoz-province-municipalities?period=2023.

Harvard

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

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

Badajoz, with 8,232 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Villanueva de la Serena, with 885 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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