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Municipalities in Málaga province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025

Málaga had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 17 municipalities in 2025, at 38,225. Torrox had the lowest, at 947. The median was 1,840 and the figure for Málaga province was 104,234. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest38,225Málaga
Lowest947Torrox
Median1,84017 municipalities
Málaga province104,234History

All municipalities, 2025

Málaga: 38,225 countMálaga38,225Marbella: 14,149 countMarbella14,149Fuengirola: 6,342 countFuengirola6,342Estepona: 5,743 countEstepona5,743Torremolinos: 5,694 countTorremolinos5,694Mijas: 5,275 countMijas5,275Vélez-Málaga: 4,611 countVélez-Málaga4,611Benalmádena: 4,584 countBenalmádena4,584Rincón de la Victoria: 1,840 countRincón de la Victoria1,840Antequera: 1,754 countAntequera1,754Alhaurín de la Torre: 1,619 countAlhaurín de la Torre1,619Ronda: 1,427 countRonda1,427Nerja: 1,303 countNerja1,303Cártama: 1,079 countCártama1,079Coín: 987 countCoín987Alhaurín el Grande: 962 countAlhaurín el Grande962Torrox: 947 countTorrox947Málaga: 38,225 countMálaga38,225Marbella: 14,149 countMarbella14,149Fuengirola: 6,342 countFuengirola6,342Estepona: 5,743 countEstepona5,743Torremolinos: 5,694 countTorremolinos5,694Mijas: 5,275 countMijas5,275Vélez-Málaga: 4,611 countVélez-Málaga4,611Benalmádena: 4,584 countBenalmádena4,584Rincón de la Victoria: 1,840 countRincón de la Victoria1,840Antequera: 1,754 countAntequera1,754Alhaurín de la Torre: 1,619 countAlhaurín de la Torre1,619Ronda: 1,427 countRonda1,427Nerja: 1,303 countNerja1,303Cártama: 1,079 countCártama1,079Coín: 987 countCoín987Alhaurín el Grande: 962 countAlhaurín el Grande962Torrox: 947 countTorrox947
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Málaga Provisional38,225+2.3%
2Marbella Provisional14,149+3%
3Fuengirola Provisional6,342+0.1%
4Estepona Provisional5,743+12.9%
5Torremolinos Provisional5,694+2.8%
6Mijas Provisional5,275-9.2%
7Vélez-Málaga Provisional4,611+1.1%
8Benalmádena Provisional4,584+4.4%
9Rincón de la Victoria Provisional1,840+2.2%
10Antequera Provisional1,754+20.8%
11Alhaurín de la Torre Provisional1,619+16.5%
12Ronda Provisional1,427-5.9%
13Nerja Provisional1,303-8.5%
14Cártama Provisional1,079-4.1%
15Coín Provisional987+0.8%
16Alhaurín el Grande Provisional962+11.2%
17Torrox Provisional947-7.6%

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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.

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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities in Málaga province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025) [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 Málaga province 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/malaga-province-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 Málaga province 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/malaga-province-municipalities.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Málaga province 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/malaga-province-municipalities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Málaga, with 38,225 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Torrox, with 947 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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