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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 2021, at 390,356. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,916. The median was 61,015. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest390,356Catalonia
Lowest3,916Ceuta
Median61,01519 regions

All regions, 2021

Catalonia: 390,356 countCatalonia390,356Community of Madrid: 345,987 countCommunity of Madrid345,987Andalusia: 314,894 countAndalusia314,894Valencian Community: 225,337 countValencian Community225,337Galicia: 88,255 countGalicia88,255Basque Country: 84,781 countBasque Country84,781Canary Islands: 81,232 countCanary Islands81,232Castile and León: 74,008 countCastile and León74,008Castilla-La Mancha: 67,412 countCastilla-La Mancha67,412Balearic Islands: 61,015 countBalearic Islands61,015Region of Murcia: 57,974 countRegion of Murcia57,974Aragon: 41,796 countAragon41,796Extremadura: 27,266 countExtremadura27,266Navarre: 26,719 countNavarre26,719Asturias: 26,340 countAsturias26,340Cantabria: 19,894 countCantabria19,894La Rioja: 9,115 countLa Rioja9,115Melilla: 4,116 countMelilla4,116Ceuta: 3,916 countCeuta3,916Catalonia: 390,356 countCatalonia390,356Community of Madrid: 345,987 countCommunity of Madrid345,987Andalusia: 314,894 countAndalusia314,894Valencian Community: 225,337 countValencian Community225,337Galicia: 88,255 countGalicia88,255Basque Country: 84,781 countBasque Country84,781Canary Islands: 81,232 countCanary Islands81,232Castile and León: 74,008 countCastile and León74,008Castilla-La Mancha: 67,412 countCastilla-La Mancha67,412Balearic Islands: 61,015 countBalearic Islands61,015Region of Murcia: 57,974 countRegion of Murcia57,974Aragon: 41,796 countAragon41,796Extremadura: 27,266 countExtremadura27,266Navarre: 26,719 countNavarre26,719Asturias: 26,340 countAsturias26,340Cantabria: 19,894 countCantabria19,894La Rioja: 9,115 countLa Rioja9,115Melilla: 4,116 countMelilla4,116Ceuta: 3,916 countCeuta3,916
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count		Change on 2020
1Catalonia390,356+10.6%
2Community of Madrid345,987+11.5%
3Andalusia314,894+9.5%
4Valencian Community225,337+16.6%
5Galicia88,255+20.3%
6Basque Country84,781+9.9%
7Canary Islands81,232-2.9%
8Castile and León74,008+13.8%
9Castilla-La Mancha67,412+8.9%
10Balearic Islands61,015+2.1%
11Region of Murcia57,974+13.7%
12Aragon41,796+16%
13Extremadura27,266+8.9%
14Navarre26,719+13.2%
15Asturias26,340+8.3%
16Cantabria19,894+20%
17La Rioja9,115+16.5%
18Melilla4,116-7.9%
19Ceuta3,916+7.3%

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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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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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catalonia, with 390,356 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 3,916 in 2021.

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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