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Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025

Madrid province had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2025, at 392,168. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,588. The median was 25,064 and the figure for Spain was 2.47 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest392,168Madrid province
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Median25,06452 provinces
Spain2,474,156History

Map of provinces, 2025

Álava province: 17,844 countAlbacete province: 16,178 countAlicante province: 111,263 countAlmería province: 35,387 countÁvila province: 6,787 countBadajoz province: 24,515 countBalearic Islands province: 84,895 countBarcelona province: 377,960 countBurgos province: 15,124 countCáceres province: 11,830 countCádiz province: 56,936 countCastellón province: 29,335 countCiudad Real province: 16,264 countCórdoba province: 33,858 countA Coruña province: 43,497 countCuenca province: 7,064 countGirona province: 50,145 countGranada province: 40,750 countGuadalajara province: 12,171 countGipuzkoa province: 33,950 countHuelva province: 23,708 countHuesca province: 9,365 countJaén province: 21,107 countLeón province: 17,587 countLleida province: 22,382 countLa Rioja province: 12,026 countLugo province: 9,529 countMadrid province: 392,168 countMálaga province: 104,234 countMurcia province: 74,320 countNavarre province: 35,787 countOurense province: 9,707 countAsturias province: 36,167 countPalencia province: 5,669 countLas Palmas province: 58,239 countPontevedra province: 33,333 countSalamanca province: 12,564 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 52,086 countCantabria province: 25,613 countSegovia province: 7,173 countSeville province: 100,689 countSoria province: 3,635 countTarragona province: 45,255 countTeruel province: 4,137 countToledo province: 35,674 countValencia province: 152,147 countValladolid province: 22,010 countBiscay province: 57,909 countZamora province: 6,076 countZaragoza province: 42,493 countCeuta province: 3,588 countMelilla province: 4,329 count
  • Under 8,000
  • 8,000 to 16K
  • 16K to 25K
  • 25K to 36K
  • 36K to 58K
  • 58K and over
count, 2025. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2025

Madrid province: 392,168 countMadrid province392,168Barcelona province: 377,960 countBarcelona province377,960Valencia province: 152,147 countValencia province152,147Alicante province: 111,263 countAlicante province111,263Málaga province: 104,234 countMálaga province104,234Seville province: 100,689 countSeville province100,689Balearic Islands province: 84,895 countBalearic Islands province84,895Murcia province: 74,320 countMurcia province74,320Las Palmas province: 58,239 countLas Palmas province58,239Biscay province: 57,909 countBiscay province57,909Cádiz province: 56,936 countCádiz province56,936Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 52,086 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province52,086Girona province: 50,145 countGirona province50,145Tarragona province: 45,255 countTarragona province45,255A Coruña province: 43,497 countA Coruña province43,497Zaragoza province: 42,493 countZaragoza province42,493Granada province: 40,750 countGranada province40,750Asturias province: 36,167 countAsturias province36,167Navarre province: 35,787 countNavarre province35,787Toledo province: 35,674 countToledo province35,674Almería province: 35,387 countAlmería province35,387Gipuzkoa province: 33,950 countGipuzkoa province33,950Córdoba province: 33,858 countCórdoba province33,858Pontevedra province: 33,333 countPontevedra province33,333Castellón province: 29,335 countCastellón province29,335Cantabria province: 25,613 countCantabria province25,613Badajoz province: 24,515 countBadajoz province24,515Huelva province: 23,708 countHuelva province23,708Lleida province: 22,382 countLleida province22,382Valladolid province: 22,010 countValladolid province22,010Jaén province: 21,107 countJaén province21,107Álava province: 17,844 countÁlava province17,844León province: 17,587 countLeón province17,587Ciudad Real province: 16,264 countCiudad Real province16,264Albacete province: 16,178 countAlbacete province16,178Burgos province: 15,124 countBurgos province15,124Salamanca province: 12,564 countSalamanca province12,564Guadalajara province: 12,171 countGuadalajara province12,171La Rioja province: 12,026 countLa Rioja province12,026Cáceres province: 11,830 countCáceres province11,830Ourense province: 9,707 countOurense province9,707Lugo province: 9,529 countLugo province9,529Huesca province: 9,365 countHuesca province9,365Segovia province: 7,173 countSegovia province7,173Cuenca province: 7,064 countCuenca province7,064Ávila province: 6,787 countÁvila province6,787Zamora province: 6,076 countZamora province6,076Palencia province: 5,669 countPalencia province5,669Melilla province: 4,329 countMelilla province4,329Teruel province: 4,137 countTeruel province4,137Soria province: 3,635 countSoria province3,635Ceuta province: 3,588 countCeuta province3,588Madrid province: 392,168 countMadrid province392,168Barcelona province: 377,960 countBarcelona province377,960Valencia province: 152,147 countValencia province152,147Alicante province: 111,263 countAlicante province111,263Málaga province: 104,234 countMálaga province104,234Seville province: 100,689 countSeville province100,689Balearic Islands province: 84,895 countBalearic Islands province84,895Murcia province: 74,320 countMurcia province74,320Las Palmas province: 58,239 countLas Palmas province58,239Biscay province: 57,909 countBiscay province57,909Cádiz province: 56,936 countCádiz province56,936Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 52,086 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province52,086Girona province: 50,145 countGirona province50,145Tarragona province: 45,255 countTarragona province45,255A Coruña province: 43,497 countA Coruña province43,497Zaragoza province: 42,493 countZaragoza province42,493Granada province: 40,750 countGranada province40,750Asturias province: 36,167 countAsturias province36,167Navarre province: 35,787 countNavarre province35,787Toledo province: 35,674 countToledo province35,674Almería province: 35,387 countAlmería province35,387Gipuzkoa province: 33,950 countGipuzkoa province33,950Córdoba province: 33,858 countCórdoba province33,858Pontevedra province: 33,333 countPontevedra province33,333Castellón province: 29,335 countCastellón province29,335Cantabria province: 25,613 countCantabria province25,613Badajoz province: 24,515 countBadajoz province24,515Huelva province: 23,708 countHuelva province23,708Lleida province: 22,382 countLleida province22,382Valladolid province: 22,010 countValladolid province22,010Jaén province: 21,107 countJaén province21,107Álava province: 17,844 countÁlava province17,844León province: 17,587 countLeón province17,587Ciudad Real province: 16,264 countCiudad Real province16,264Albacete province: 16,178 countAlbacete province16,178Burgos province: 15,124 countBurgos province15,124Salamanca province: 12,564 countSalamanca province12,564Guadalajara province: 12,171 countGuadalajara province12,171La Rioja province: 12,026 countLa Rioja province12,026Cáceres province: 11,830 countCáceres province11,830Ourense province: 9,707 countOurense province9,707Lugo province: 9,529 countLugo province9,529Huesca province: 9,365 countHuesca province9,365Segovia province: 7,173 countSegovia province7,173Cuenca province: 7,064 countCuenca province7,064Ávila province: 6,787 countÁvila province6,787Zamora province: 6,076 countZamora province6,076Palencia province: 5,669 countPalencia province5,669Melilla province: 4,329 countMelilla province4,329Teruel province: 4,137 countTeruel province4,137Soria province: 3,635 countSoria province3,635Ceuta province: 3,588 countCeuta province3,588
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2025
count		Change on 2024
1Madrid province Provisional392,168-1.7%
2Barcelona province Provisional377,960-2.9%
3Valencia province Provisional152,147+1.4%
4Alicante province Provisional111,263+6.3%
5Málaga province Provisional104,234+2%
6Seville province Provisional100,689+0.3%
7Balearic Islands province Provisional84,895+5.6%
8Murcia province Provisional74,320-0.3%
9Las Palmas province Provisional58,239+4.2%
10Biscay province Provisional57,909-1.1%
11Cádiz province Provisional56,9360%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Provisional52,086+2%
13Girona province Provisional50,145-0.3%
14Tarragona province Provisional45,255-6.1%
15A Coruña province Provisional43,497+1.9%
16Zaragoza province Provisional42,493+4.1%
17Granada province Provisional40,750-0.4%
18Asturias province Provisional36,167+5.4%
19Navarre province Provisional35,787-0.2%
20Toledo province Provisional35,674+6.5%
21Almería province Provisional35,387+3.7%
22Gipuzkoa province Provisional33,950+1.6%
23Córdoba province Provisional33,858+8.6%
24Pontevedra province Provisional33,333-1.4%
25Castellón province Provisional29,335+1.9%
26Cantabria province Provisional25,613+3.3%
27Badajoz province Provisional24,515+4.7%
28Huelva province Provisional23,708+2.4%
29Lleida province Provisional22,382-2.4%
30Valladolid province Provisional22,010+5.4%
31Jaén province Provisional21,107+3.6%
32Álava province Provisional17,844+10%
33León province Provisional17,587+3.3%
34Ciudad Real province Provisional16,264+4.9%
35Albacete province Provisional16,178+5.4%
36Burgos province Provisional15,124+8.5%
37Salamanca province Provisional12,564+3.6%
38Guadalajara province Provisional12,171-0.5%
39La Rioja province Provisional12,026+0.7%
40Cáceres province Provisional11,830+5.3%
41Ourense province Provisional9,707+3%
42Lugo province Provisional9,529+1.8%
43Huesca province Provisional9,365+7.5%
44Segovia province Provisional7,173+13.8%
45Cuenca province Provisional7,064+3.3%
46Ávila province Provisional6,787+1.2%
47Zamora province Provisional6,076+8.2%
48Palencia province Provisional5,669+9.3%
49Melilla province Provisional4,329-0.8%
50Teruel province Provisional4,137+3.3%
51Soria province Provisional3,635+2.1%
52Ceuta province Provisional3,588+1.4%

Other periods

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 provinces 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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025) [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, Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces. 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. Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 392,168 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta province, with 3,588 in 2025.

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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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