Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025
Barcelona had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 70 municipalities in 2025, at 169,678. Castellar del Vallès had the lowest, at 379. The median was 2,147 and the figure for Catalonia was 495,742. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).
Top 40 municipalities, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona Provisional | 169,678 | -3.6% |
| 2 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Provisional | 22,957 | +7.1% |
| 3 | Badalona Provisional | 14,901 | -1.2% |
| 4 | El Prat de Llobregat Provisional | 10,656 | -28.4% |
| 5 | Sabadell Provisional | 10,635 | -0.6% |
| 6 | Lleida Provisional | 9,409 | -4% |
| 7 | Tarragona Provisional | 9,318 | -4.4% |
| 8 | Terrassa Provisional | 9,235 | -6% |
| 9 | Mataró Provisional | 9,164 | -2.5% |
| 10 | Girona Provisional | 7,133 | -5.1% |
| 11 | Reus Provisional | 5,672 | -8.1% |
| 12 | Cornellà de Llobregat Provisional | 5,469 | +0.8% |
| 13 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet Provisional | 5,181 | -1.8% |
| 14 | Manresa Provisional | 4,931 | +2.3% |
| 15 | Vilanova i la Geltrú Provisional | 4,465 | +2.2% |
| 16 | Sant Adrià de Besòs Provisional | 4,198 | +10.5% |
| 17 | Sant Boi de Llobregat Provisional | 4,182 | -3% |
| 18 | Sant Cugat del Vallès Provisional | 4,153 | -5.5% |
| 19 | Figueres Provisional | 4,027 | -2.9% |
| 20 | Esplugues de Llobregat Provisional | 3,711 | +10.2% |
| 21 | Granollers Provisional | 3,691 | +12.3% |
| 22 | Rubí Provisional | 3,637 | +2.4% |
| 23 | Castelldefels Provisional | 3,039 | -9.3% |
| 24 | Lloret de Mar Provisional | 3,007 | -7.7% |
| 25 | Salou Provisional | 2,985 | -19.7% |
| 26 | Viladecans Provisional | 2,844 | -7.6% |
| 27 | Salt Provisional | 2,839 | +21.3% |
| 28 | Sitges Provisional | 2,799 | -14% |
| 29 | El Vendrell Provisional | 2,796 | -19.2% |
| 30 | Vilafranca del Penedès Provisional | 2,581 | -7.6% |
| 31 | Vic Provisional | 2,516 | -2% |
| 32 | Mollet del Vallès Provisional | 2,433 | -3% |
| 33 | Montcada i Reixac Provisional | 2,383 | -4.5% |
| 34 | Gavà Provisional | 2,290 | +5% |
| 35 | Cerdanyola del Vallès Provisional | 2,192 | +6.4% |
| 36 | Blanes Provisional | 2,102 | -4.8% |
| 37 | Roses Provisional | 2,088 | +5.9% |
| 38 | Sant Feliu de Llobregat Provisional | 1,955 | +9% |
| 39 | Barberà del Vallès Provisional | 1,936 | +2.6% |
| 40 | Tortosa Provisional | 1,924 | -0.5% |
| 41 | Igualada Provisional | 1,801 | -3.6% |
| 42 | Pineda de Mar Provisional | 1,619 | +5.4% |
| 43 | Palafrugell Provisional | 1,616 | -0.6% |
| 44 | Cambrils Provisional | 1,571 | -6.4% |
| 45 | Ripollet Provisional | 1,570 | -6.9% |
| 46 | Martorell Provisional | 1,557 | -1.5% |
| 47 | Valls Provisional | 1,475 | +5.5% |
| 48 | Vila-seca Provisional | 1,466 | -10.9% |
| 49 | Sant Vicenç dels Horts Provisional | 1,394 | +5% |
| 50 | Santa Perpètua de Mogoda Provisional | 1,390 | +1.5% |
| 51 | Olot Provisional | 1,378 | -7.9% |
| 52 | Sant Joan Despí Provisional | 1,357 | +3% |
| 53 | Premià de Mar Provisional | 1,356 | -2.9% |
| 54 | Sant Feliu de Guíxols Provisional | 1,352 | +10.5% |
| 55 | Calafell Provisional | 1,298 | +1.2% |
| 56 | Amposta Provisional | 1,243 | -2% |
| 57 | Calella Provisional | 1,195 | -9.5% |
| 58 | Banyoles Provisional | 1,108 | +28.1% |
| 59 | Molins de Rei Provisional | 951 | -4.7% |
| 59 | Sant Pere de Ribes Provisional | 951 | -10.9% |
| 61 | El Masnou Provisional | 796 | +8.3% |
| 62 | Sant Just Desvern Provisional | 672 | +2.4% |
| 63 | Sant Andreu de la Barca Provisional | 622 | -4.3% |
| 64 | Sant Quirze del Vallès Provisional | 599 | +8.1% |
| 65 | Les Franqueses del Vallès Provisional | 577 | -16.1% |
| 66 | Vilassar de Mar Provisional | 573 | -12.4% |
| 67 | Esparreguera Provisional | 477 | +0.2% |
| 68 | Olesa de Montserrat Provisional | 454 | +3.4% |
| 69 | Manlleu Provisional | 400 | -8.7% |
| 70 | Castellar del Vallès Provisional | 379 | -20.7% |
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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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025) [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 Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 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/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025. 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/catalonia-municipalities.
Harvard
Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which municipality has the highest known criminal offences (Spain)?
Barcelona, with 169,678 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).
Which municipality has the lowest known criminal offences (Spain)?
Castellar del Vallès, with 379 in 2025.
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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