Municipalities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain)
Madrid had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 427 municipalities in 2024, at 237,020. Manlleu had the lowest, at 438. The median was 1,742 and the figure for Spain was 2.45 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).
Top 40 municipalities, 2024
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| Rank | Municipalities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madrid | 237,020 | -4.4% |
| 2 | Barcelona | 175,951 | -5.5% |
| 3 | València | 62,689 | -4% |
| 4 | Sevilla | 51,076 | -5% |
| 5 | Málaga | 37,355 | +8.1% |
| 6 | Palma | 35,537 | +1.8% |
| 7 | Zaragoza | 28,411 | +6.5% |
| 8 | Murcia | 25,331 | -2.2% |
| 9 | Alacant/Alicante | 24,546 | -0.5% |
| 10 | Bilbao | 23,778 | -0.2% |
| 11 | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 21,440 | +6.2% |
| 12 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 19,606 | -2.8% |
| 13 | Córdoba | 16,418 | -2.7% |
| 14 | Pamplona/Iruña | 15,490 | +0.6% |
| 15 | Badalona | 15,079 | +6.4% |
| 16 | El Prat de Llobregat | 14,890 | +47.6% |
| 17 | Marbella | 13,741 | +0.8% |
| 18 | Granada | 13,170 | -0.7% |
| 19 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | 12,822 | +5.4% |
| 20 | A Coruña | 12,458 | +1.5% |
| 21 | Vigo | 12,251 | +0.4% |
| 22 | Jerez de la Frontera | 11,222 | -5.6% |
| 23 | Valladolid | 11,103 | +3.5% |
| 24 | Donostia/San Sebastián | 11,050 | +11.8% |
| 25 | Sabadell | 10,702 | +6.2% |
| 26 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 10,138 | +9% |
| 27 | Cartagena | 10,110 | +1.9% |
| 28 | Almería | 9,860 | +8.7% |
| 29 | Terrassa | 9,825 | -3.2% |
| 30 | Gijón | 9,823 | +1.6% |
| 31 | Elx/Elche | 9,806 | +1.3% |
| 32 | Lleida | 9,796 | +5.5% |
| 33 | Alcalá de Henares | 9,752 | +0.5% |
| 34 | Tarragona | 9,744 | +3.8% |
| 35 | Mataró | 9,398 | +5.7% |
| 36 | Torrevieja | 9,316 | +5.6% |
| 37 | Leganés | 9,008 | +1.1% |
| 38 | Getafe | 8,983 | -1.1% |
| 39 | Móstoles | 8,580 | -0.9% |
| 40 | Albacete | 8,319 | -0.7% |
| 41 | Santander | 7,942 | -0.3% |
| 42 | Badajoz | 7,833 | -4.8% |
| 43 | Huelva | 7,732 | +0.9% |
| 44 | Parla | 7,682 | +17.7% |
| 45 | Girona | 7,513 | +3.9% |
| 46 | Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana | 7,511 | +4.9% |
| 47 | Oviedo | 7,510 | +0.3% |
| 48 | Arona | 7,116 | +6.9% |
| 49 | Alcorcón | 6,970 | -8% |
| 50 | Salamanca | 6,850 | -3.4% |
| 51 | Dos Hermanas | 6,636 | -5.5% |
| 52 | León | 6,585 | +2% |
| 53 | Roquetas de Mar | 6,413 | -0.8% |
| 54 | Burgos | 6,394 | +1.5% |
| 55 | Adeje | 6,388 | +28.9% |
| 56 | Fuengirola | 6,338 | -4.1% |
| 57 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 6,293 | -3.9% |
| 58 | Reus | 6,172 | +7.1% |
| 59 | Benidorm | 5,973 | -3.8% |
| 60 | Fuenlabrada | 5,964 | -1.6% |
| 61 | Mijas | 5,807 | -1.6% |
| 62 | Cádiz | 5,594 | -5.2% |
| 63 | Logroño | 5,590 | -0.2% |
| 64 | Algeciras | 5,550 | -5.9% |
| 65 | Torremolinos | 5,539 | +2.7% |
| 66 | Alcobendas | 5,428 | +5.3% |
| 67 | Cornellà de Llobregat | 5,425 | -1.9% |
| 68 | Rivas-Vaciamadrid | 5,312 | -8.2% |
| 69 | Barakaldo | 5,302 | -4.9% |
| 70 | Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 5,277 | -0.7% |
| 71 | Torrejón de Ardoz | 5,231 | -2.9% |
| 72 | El Puerto de Santa María | 5,172 | +9.1% |
| 73 | Estepona | 5,087 | +12% |
| 74 | Gandia | 5,084 | +5.3% |
| 75 | Telde | 5,040 | -7.2% |
| 76 | Santiago de Compostela | 5,024 | +5.3% |
| 77 | Manresa | 4,822 | +4.2% |
| 78 | Calvià | 4,749 | -2.9% |
| 79 | Majadahonda | 4,731 | +1.7% |
| 80 | Jaén | 4,641 | -3.4% |
| 81 | Las Rozas de Madrid | 4,629 | -2.9% |
| 82 | Eivissa | 4,613 | +1.5% |
| 83 | Vélez-Málaga | 4,560 | -5.8% |
| 84 | Ourense | 4,523 | -1% |
| 85 | Orihuela | 4,513 | +0.4% |
| 86 | Sant Cugat del Vallès | 4,394 | -6% |
| 87 | Benalmádena | 4,392 | -3.4% |
| 88 | San Sebastián de los Reyes | 4,391 | -0.6% |
| 89 | San Bartolomé de Tirajana | 4,384 | -3.3% |
| 90 | Vilanova i la Geltrú | 4,369 | -3.4% |
| 91 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | 4,312 | +1.3% |
| 92 | Valdemoro | 4,287 | +5% |
| 93 | Figueres | 4,149 | +10.3% |
| 94 | Chiclana de la Frontera | 4,142 | -0.9% |
| 95 | Irun | 4,134 | -3.4% |
| 96 | Guadalajara | 4,123 | +3.7% |
| 97 | Toledo | 4,062 | +15.3% |
| 98 | El Ejido | 4,060 | -4.2% |
| 99 | San Fernando | 4,011 | -13.6% |
| 100 | Torrent | 3,926 | +1.2% |
| 101 | Lugo | 3,919 | -5.5% |
| 102 | Sant Adrià de Besòs | 3,800 | +1.6% |
| 103 | Cáceres | 3,725 | +4% |
| 104 | Salou | 3,717 | +16.3% |
| 105 | Alcalá de Guadaíra | 3,711 | -8.1% |
| 106 | Lorca | 3,673 | +1.2% |
| 107 | Rubí | 3,552 | -8.1% |
| 108 | Coslada | 3,525 | +5.3% |
| 109 | El Vendrell | 3,462 | +8.4% |
| 109 | Sagunt/Sagunto | 3,462 | +1.6% |
| 111 | Talavera de la Reina | 3,444 | +12.5% |
| 112 | Arganda del Rey | 3,423 | -7.5% |
| 113 | Esplugues de Llobregat | 3,369 | +6.7% |
| 114 | Castelldefels | 3,350 | -2% |
| 115 | Paterna | 3,340 | -2.5% |
| 116 | Collado Villalba | 3,333 | +7% |
| 117 | Mérida | 3,306 | +11.8% |
| 118 | Pontevedra | 3,290 | +6.5% |
| 119 | Granollers | 3,287 | +2.2% |
| 120 | Lloret de Mar | 3,258 | +8.7% |
| 121 | Sitges | 3,254 | -3.2% |
| 122 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 3,174 | -15.7% |
| 123 | Viladecans | 3,079 | -8.8% |
| 124 | Sant Josep de sa Talaia | 3,078 | +4.2% |
| 125 | Granadilla de Abona | 3,062 | +7.1% |
| 126 | Ciudad Real | 3,044 | -4.2% |
| 127 | Ferrol | 3,041 | +0.6% |
| 128 | Pinto | 3,024 | -3% |
| 129 | Molina de Segura | 3,015 | +11.7% |
| 130 | Santa Lucía de Tirajana | 3,003 | +4.1% |
| 131 | Tudela | 2,892 | +12.8% |
| 132 | Aranjuez | 2,816 | -1.3% |
| 133 | Vilafranca del Penedès | 2,793 | +5.2% |
| 134 | Alzira | 2,792 | +2.5% |
| 135 | Arrecife | 2,783 | +12.6% |
| 136 | Humanes de Madrid | 2,635 | |
| 137 | San Javier | 2,601 | -0.8% |
| 138 | Ponferrada | 2,594 | +4.8% |
| 139 | Llucmajor | 2,589 | +10% |
| 140 | Puerto de la Cruz | 2,588 | +14.6% |
| 141 | Puerto del Rosario | 2,579 | -2.3% |
| 142 | Getxo | 2,578 | -6.7% |
| 143 | Vic | 2,567 | +8.1% |
| 144 | Motril | 2,530 | -2.7% |
| 145 | Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig | 2,518 | +2.2% |
| 146 | Mollet del Vallès | 2,509 | +2.7% |
| 147 | Montcada i Reixac | 2,496 | -7.4% |
| 148 | Dénia | 2,495 | -5.2% |
| 149 | Colmenar Viejo | 2,477 | +0.2% |
| 150 | Sant Antoni de Portmany | 2,459 | +4.4% |
| 151 | Palencia | 2,453 | +10% |
| 152 | Arroyomolinos | 2,448 | -16.4% |
| 152 | Santa Eulària des Riu | 2,448 | +14.3% |
| 154 | Lucena | 2,423 | -1.4% |
| 155 | Santa Pola | 2,403 | +2.8% |
| 156 | La Línea de la Concepción | 2,360 | -10.6% |
| 157 | Salt | 2,341 | +7.2% |
| 158 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 2,339 | +2.1% |
| 159 | Avilés | 2,326 | -7% |
| 160 | Boadilla del Monte | 2,319 | -5.8% |
| 161 | Elda | 2,317 | -0.3% |
| 162 | Alcoi/Alcoy | 2,301 | +5.7% |
| 163 | Torrelavega | 2,263 | +4% |
| 164 | Cullera | 2,257 | -21.5% |
| 165 | Manacor | 2,250 | +2.8% |
| 166 | Utrera | 2,241 | -5.7% |
| 167 | Ávila | 2,240 | +21.7% |
| 168 | Cuenca | 2,238 | -18.4% |
| 169 | Borriana/Burriana | 2,211 | -0.9% |
| 170 | Blanes | 2,208 | -7.8% |
| 171 | Huesca | 2,199 | +22.2% |
| 172 | Gavà | 2,181 | -10.7% |
| 173 | Benicarló | 2,166 | +4.3% |
| 174 | la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa | 2,117 | -2.2% |
| 175 | Cerdanyola del Vallès | 2,061 | -2.1% |
| 176 | Segovia | 2,039 | +11% |
| 177 | Zamora | 2,024 | -1.4% |
| 178 | Mairena del Aljarafe | 2,007 | -10.6% |
| 179 | Lepe | 1,989 | -9.9% |
| 180 | Siero | 1,978 | +4.8% |
| 181 | Aldaia | 1,973 | -6.8% |
| 181 | Almonte | 1,973 | +4.1% |
| 183 | Roses | 1,972 | +13.3% |
| 184 | Illescas | 1,948 | +8.2% |
| 185 | Torre-Pacheco | 1,942 | +13.1% |
| 186 | Basauri | 1,934 | -3.8% |
| 187 | Tortosa | 1,933 | -4.3% |
| 188 | Águilas | 1,928 | -12.8% |
| 189 | Barberà del Vallès | 1,887 | +11% |
| 190 | Xàbia/Jávea | 1,886 | -1.4% |
| 191 | San Juan de Aznalfarache | 1,881 | +18.3% |
| 192 | Igualada | 1,869 | -7.6% |
| 193 | Calp | 1,867 | +0.9% |
| 194 | Alboraia/Alboraya | 1,862 | +8.4% |
| 195 | Vinaròs | 1,858 | -1.4% |
| 196 | La Oliva | 1,837 | -3.2% |
| 197 | Marratxí | 1,829 | +15.8% |
| 198 | Sueca | 1,828 | +1% |
| 199 | Galapagar | 1,821 | -5.3% |
| 200 | Armilla | 1,820 | -6.6% |
| 201 | Rincón de la Victoria | 1,800 | -7.2% |
| 202 | La Orotava | 1,797 | +32.1% |
| 203 | Eibar | 1,795 | +12% |
| 204 | Sant Feliu de Llobregat | 1,793 | +0.6% |
| 205 | San Pedro del Pinatar | 1,790 | +0.4% |
| 206 | Mogán | 1,788 | -2.5% |
| 207 | Azuqueca de Henares | 1,777 | -15.8% |
| 208 | Linares | 1,774 | +7.5% |
| 209 | Carmona | 1,768 | +7.8% |
| 210 | Mazarrón | 1,759 | -1% |
| 211 | Vilagarcía de Arousa | 1,757 | -12.2% |
| 212 | Soria | 1,749 | -5.9% |
| 213 | Errenteria | 1,748 | +3.8% |
| 214 | San Roque | 1,742 | -2.3% |
| 215 | Níjar | 1,722 | +8.4% |
| 216 | San Fernando de Henares | 1,711 | -5% |
| 217 | Alfafar | 1,710 | -3.1% |
| 218 | Mislata | 1,709 | +1.5% |
| 218 | Puertollano | 1,709 | -7.1% |
| 220 | Ripollet | 1,687 | +11.1% |
| 221 | Portugalete | 1,679 | -16.7% |
| 222 | Cambrils | 1,678 | +1.6% |
| 223 | Pilar de la Horadada | 1,662 | -3% |
| 224 | Vila-seca | 1,645 | +0.2% |
| 225 | Camargo | 1,639 | +13.5% |
| 226 | Almuñécar | 1,628 | +19.2% |
| 227 | Palafrugell | 1,626 | +24.2% |
| 227 | Santurtzi | 1,626 | -0.7% |
| 229 | Tres Cantos | 1,612 | +0.4% |
| 230 | Seseña | 1,598 | -4.4% |
| 231 | Martorell | 1,580 | +3.8% |
| 232 | Castro-Urdiales | 1,578 | -5.3% |
| 233 | Almassora | 1,575 | -1.4% |
| 234 | Coria del Río | 1,569 | -3.4% |
| 235 | San Miguel de Abona | 1,552 | -5% |
| 236 | Aranda de Duero | 1,542 | -3% |
| 237 | Rota | 1,541 | +0.5% |
| 238 | Alcantarilla | 1,539 | -1% |
| 239 | Pineda de Mar | 1,536 | +2.4% |
| 240 | Burjassot | 1,533 | +3.4% |
| 241 | Llíria | 1,526 | +19.4% |
| 242 | Miranda de Ebro | 1,521 | +6.9% |
| 243 | Ronda | 1,517 | +16.3% |
| 244 | Plasencia | 1,516 | -9.7% |
| 245 | Xirivella | 1,515 | +19.5% |
| 246 | Camas | 1,510 | +2.4% |
| 247 | Los Palacios y Villafranca | 1,506 | +0.1% |
| 248 | Navalcarnero | 1,505 | -3.3% |
| 249 | Oliva | 1,501 | +21% |
| 250 | Ciutadella de Menorca | 1,499 | -18.9% |
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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 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.Citation styles
APA 7
Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Municipalities of Spain 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 of Spain 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/spain-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 of Spain 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/spain-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 of Spain 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/spain-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which municipality has the highest known criminal offences (Spain)?
Madrid, with 237,020 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.
Where does this ranking come from?
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Known criminal offences (Spain): other rankings
- Municipalities in Jaén province
- Municipalities in Huelva province
- Municipalities in Asturias
- Provinces of Spain
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain