Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain)

Barcelona had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 70 municipalities in 2024, at 175,951. Manlleu had the lowest, at 438. The median was 2,121 and the figure for Catalonia was 510,499. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Highest175,951Barcelona

Lowest438Manlleu

Median2,12170 municipalities

Catalonia510,499History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Municipalities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Barcelona	175,951	-5.5%
2	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	21,440	+6.2%
3	Badalona	15,079	+6.4%
4	El Prat de Llobregat	14,890	+47.6%
5	Sabadell	10,702	+6.2%
6	Terrassa	9,825	-3.2%
7	Lleida	9,796	+5.5%
8	Tarragona	9,744	+3.8%
9	Mataró	9,398	+5.7%
10	Girona	7,513	+3.9%
11	Reus	6,172	+7.1%
12	Cornellà de Llobregat	5,425	-1.9%
13	Santa Coloma de Gramenet	5,277	-0.7%
14	Manresa	4,822	+4.2%
15	Sant Cugat del Vallès	4,394	-6%
16	Vilanova i la Geltrú	4,369	-3.4%
17	Sant Boi de Llobregat	4,312	+1.3%
18	Figueres	4,149	+10.3%
19	Sant Adrià de Besòs	3,800	+1.6%
20	Salou	3,717	+16.3%
21	Rubí	3,552	-8.1%
22	El Vendrell	3,462	+8.4%
23	Esplugues de Llobregat	3,369	+6.7%
24	Castelldefels	3,350	-2%
25	Granollers	3,287	+2.2%
26	Lloret de Mar	3,258	+8.7%
27	Sitges	3,254	-3.2%
28	Viladecans	3,079	-8.8%
29	Vilafranca del Penedès	2,793	+5.2%
30	Vic	2,567	+8.1%
31	Mollet del Vallès	2,509	+2.7%
32	Montcada i Reixac	2,496	-7.4%
33	Salt	2,341	+7.2%
34	Blanes	2,208	-7.8%
35	Gavà	2,181	-10.7%
36	Cerdanyola del Vallès	2,061	-2.1%
37	Roses	1,972	+13.3%
38	Tortosa	1,933	-4.3%
39	Barberà del Vallès	1,887	+11%
40	Igualada	1,869	-7.6%
41	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	1,793	+0.6%
42	Ripollet	1,687	+11.1%
43	Cambrils	1,678	+1.6%
44	Vila-seca	1,645	+0.2%
45	Palafrugell	1,626	+24.2%
46	Martorell	1,580	+3.8%
47	Pineda de Mar	1,536	+2.4%
48	Olot	1,496	-5.4%
49	Valls	1,398	-4.2%
50	Premià de Mar	1,396	+5.5%
51	Santa Perpètua de Mogoda	1,370	+2.1%
52	Sant Vicenç dels Horts	1,327	-1.3%
53	Calella	1,320	n/a
54	Sant Joan Despí	1,317	-1.1%
55	Calafell	1,283	+2.6%
56	Amposta	1,268	-5.6%
57	Sant Feliu de Guíxols	1,224	+3%
58	Sant Pere de Ribes	1,067	+3.1%
59	Molins de Rei	998	-5.2%
60	Banyoles	865	-18%
61	El Masnou	735	-7.4%
62	Les Franqueses del Vallès	688	-4.4%
63	Sant Just Desvern	656	-4.2%
64	Vilassar de Mar	654	-3.5%
65	Sant Andreu de la Barca	650	+8.2%
66	Sant Quirze del Vallès	554	-9%
67	Castellar del Vallès	478	-3.8%
68	Esparreguera	476	-5.7%
69	Olesa de Montserrat	439	-5.2%
70	Manlleu	438	+1.9%

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About this ranking

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

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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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities in Catalonia by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024) [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), 2024. 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?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2024. 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?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Barcelona, with 175,951 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Manlleu, with 438 in 2024.

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