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Municipalities in Málaga province by known criminal offences (Spain)

Málaga had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 17 municipalities in 2024, at 37,355. Alhaurín el Grande had the lowest, at 865. The median was 1,800 and the figure for Málaga province was 102,232. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest37,355Málaga
Lowest865Alhaurín el Grande
Median1,80017 municipalities
Málaga province102,232History

All municipalities, 2024

Málaga: 37,355 countMálaga37,355Marbella: 13,741 countMarbella13,741Fuengirola: 6,338 countFuengirola6,338Mijas: 5,807 countMijas5,807Torremolinos: 5,539 countTorremolinos5,539Estepona: 5,087 countEstepona5,087Vélez-Málaga: 4,560 countVélez-Málaga4,560Benalmádena: 4,392 countBenalmádena4,392Rincón de la Victoria: 1,800 countRincón de la Victoria1,800Ronda: 1,517 countRonda1,517Antequera: 1,452 countAntequera1,452Nerja: 1,424 countNerja1,424Alhaurín de la Torre: 1,390 countAlhaurín de la Torre1,390Cártama: 1,125 countCártama1,125Torrox: 1,025 countTorrox1,025Coín: 979 countCoín979Alhaurín el Grande: 865 countAlhaurín el Grande865Málaga: 37,355 countMálaga37,355Marbella: 13,741 countMarbella13,741Fuengirola: 6,338 countFuengirola6,338Mijas: 5,807 countMijas5,807Torremolinos: 5,539 countTorremolinos5,539Estepona: 5,087 countEstepona5,087Vélez-Málaga: 4,560 countVélez-Málaga4,560Benalmádena: 4,392 countBenalmádena4,392Rincón de la Victoria: 1,800 countRincón de la Victoria1,800Ronda: 1,517 countRonda1,517Antequera: 1,452 countAntequera1,452Nerja: 1,424 countNerja1,424Alhaurín de la Torre: 1,390 countAlhaurín de la Torre1,390Cártama: 1,125 countCártama1,125Torrox: 1,025 countTorrox1,025Coín: 979 countCoín979Alhaurín el Grande: 865 countAlhaurín el Grande865
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Málaga37,355+8.1%
2Marbella13,741+0.8%
3Fuengirola6,338-4.1%
4Mijas5,807-1.6%
5Torremolinos5,539+2.7%
6Estepona5,087+12%
7Vélez-Málaga4,560-5.8%
8Benalmádena4,392-3.4%
9Rincón de la Victoria1,800-7.2%
10Ronda1,517+16.3%
11Antequera1,452-7.5%
12Nerja1,424+13.6%
13Alhaurín de la Torre1,390-3.1%
14Cártama1,125+2.3%
15Torrox1,025+11.3%
16Coín979+7.1%
17Alhaurín el Grande865-9.5%

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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), 2024) [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), 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/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2024. 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), 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/malaga-province-municipalities?period=2024.

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), 2024 [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?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Málaga, with 37,355 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Alhaurín el Grande, with 865 in 2024.

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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