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EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 19 regions in 2018, at 471,510. Ceuta had the lowest, at 4,722. The median was 68,332. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest471,510Catalonia
Lowest4,722Ceuta
Median68,33219 regions

All regions, 2018

Catalonia: 471,510 countCatalonia471,510Community of Madrid: 389,914 countCommunity of Madrid389,914Andalusia: 334,841 countAndalusia334,841Valencian Community: 231,627 countValencian Community231,627Canary Islands: 90,649 countCanary Islands90,649Basque Country: 90,253 countBasque Country90,253Galicia: 78,526 countGalicia78,526Castile and León: 74,863 countCastile and León74,863Balearic Islands: 73,661 countBalearic Islands73,661Castilla-La Mancha: 68,332 countCastilla-La Mancha68,332Region of Murcia: 55,398 countRegion of Murcia55,398Aragon: 40,367 countAragon40,367Navarre: 27,269 countNavarre27,269Extremadura: 26,813 countExtremadura26,813Asturias: 26,433 countAsturias26,433Cantabria: 17,674 countCantabria17,674La Rioja: 8,274 countLa Rioja8,274Melilla: 5,488 countMelilla5,488Ceuta: 4,722 countCeuta4,722Catalonia: 471,510 countCatalonia471,510Community of Madrid: 389,914 countCommunity of Madrid389,914Andalusia: 334,841 countAndalusia334,841Valencian Community: 231,627 countValencian Community231,627Canary Islands: 90,649 countCanary Islands90,649Basque Country: 90,253 countBasque Country90,253Galicia: 78,526 countGalicia78,526Castile and León: 74,863 countCastile and León74,863Balearic Islands: 73,661 countBalearic Islands73,661Castilla-La Mancha: 68,332 countCastilla-La Mancha68,332Region of Murcia: 55,398 countRegion of Murcia55,398Aragon: 40,367 countAragon40,367Navarre: 27,269 countNavarre27,269Extremadura: 26,813 countExtremadura26,813Asturias: 26,433 countAsturias26,433Cantabria: 17,674 countCantabria17,674La Rioja: 8,274 countLa Rioja8,274Melilla: 5,488 countMelilla5,488Ceuta: 4,722 countCeuta4,722
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
count		Change on 2017
1Catalonia471,510+11.7%
2Community of Madrid389,914+2.3%
3Andalusia334,841+0.2%
4Valencian Community231,627+2%
5Canary Islands90,649-0.8%
6Basque Country90,253+7.8%
7Galicia78,526+5.9%
8Castile and León74,863+4.2%
9Balearic Islands73,661+2.1%
10Castilla-La Mancha68,332+6.8%
11Region of Murcia55,398+5.1%
12Aragon40,367+6.6%
13Navarre27,269+9.8%
14Extremadura26,813+1.5%
15Asturias26,433+3%
16Cantabria17,674+1.3%
17La Rioja8,274+5%
18Melilla5,488+15.7%
19Ceuta4,722+4.9%

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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 regions 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.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018) [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, EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018. 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/eu-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018. 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/eu-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/eu-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales: EU regions (NUTS 2) by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/eu-regions?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest known criminal offences (Spain)?

Catalonia, with 471,510 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 4,722 in 2018.

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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