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Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2016, at 373,402. Soria province had the lowest, at 2,309. The median was 19,112 and the figure for Spain was 2.01 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest373,402Madrid province
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Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 11,854 countAlbacete province: 11,361 countAlicante province: 91,352 countAlmería province: 30,617 countÁvila province: 4,743 countBadajoz province: 18,359 countBalearic Islands province: 68,160 countBarcelona province: 311,780 countBurgos province: 11,044 countCáceres province: 7,927 countCádiz province: 50,000 countCastellón province: 23,924 countCiudad Real province: 12,793 countCórdoba province: 23,891 countA Coruña province: 32,559 countCuenca province: 5,768 countGirona province: 37,509 countGranada province: 32,311 countGuadalajara province: 8,652 countGipuzkoa province: 22,079 countHuelva province: 19,865 countHuesca province: 4,984 countJaén province: 16,593 countLeón province: 14,986 countLleida province: 17,439 countLa Rioja province: 7,997 countLugo province: 7,097 countMadrid province: 373,402 countMálaga province: 78,232 countMurcia province: 51,309 countNavarre province: 25,704 countOurense province: 7,423 countAsturias province: 26,093 countPalencia province: 3,862 countLas Palmas province: 46,462 countPontevedra province: 27,326 countSalamanca province: 9,918 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,320 countCantabria province: 17,002 countSegovia province: 4,401 countSeville province: 80,327 countSoria province: 2,309 countTarragona province: 37,200 countTeruel province: 2,534 countToledo province: 25,005 countValencia province: 114,933 countValladolid province: 16,334 countBiscay province: 48,876 countZamora province: 4,440 countZaragoza province: 30,628 countCeuta province: 4,633 countMelilla province: 4,832 count
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  • 5,000 to 11K
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  • 31K to 49K
  • 49K and over
count, 2016. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2016

Madrid province: 373,402 countMadrid province373,402Barcelona province: 311,780 countBarcelona province311,780Valencia province: 114,933 countValencia province114,933Alicante province: 91,352 countAlicante province91,352Seville province: 80,327 countSeville province80,327Málaga province: 78,232 countMálaga province78,232Balearic Islands province: 68,160 countBalearic Islands province68,160Murcia province: 51,309 countMurcia province51,309Cádiz province: 50,000 countCádiz province50,000Biscay province: 48,876 countBiscay province48,876Las Palmas province: 46,462 countLas Palmas province46,462Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,320 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,320Girona province: 37,509 countGirona province37,509Tarragona province: 37,200 countTarragona province37,200A Coruña province: 32,559 countA Coruña province32,559Granada province: 32,311 countGranada province32,311Zaragoza province: 30,628 countZaragoza province30,628Almería province: 30,617 countAlmería province30,617Pontevedra province: 27,326 countPontevedra province27,326Asturias province: 26,093 countAsturias province26,093Navarre province: 25,704 countNavarre province25,704Toledo province: 25,005 countToledo province25,005Castellón province: 23,924 countCastellón province23,924Córdoba province: 23,891 countCórdoba province23,891Gipuzkoa province: 22,079 countGipuzkoa province22,079Huelva province: 19,865 countHuelva province19,865Badajoz province: 18,359 countBadajoz province18,359Lleida province: 17,439 countLleida province17,439Cantabria province: 17,002 countCantabria province17,002Jaén province: 16,593 countJaén province16,593Valladolid province: 16,334 countValladolid province16,334León province: 14,986 countLeón province14,986Ciudad Real province: 12,793 countCiudad Real province12,793Álava province: 11,854 countÁlava province11,854Albacete province: 11,361 countAlbacete province11,361Burgos province: 11,044 countBurgos province11,044Salamanca province: 9,918 countSalamanca province9,918Guadalajara province: 8,652 countGuadalajara province8,652La Rioja province: 7,997 countLa Rioja province7,997Cáceres province: 7,927 countCáceres province7,927Ourense province: 7,423 countOurense province7,423Lugo province: 7,097 countLugo province7,097Cuenca province: 5,768 countCuenca province5,768Huesca province: 4,984 countHuesca province4,984Melilla province: 4,832 countMelilla province4,832Ávila province: 4,743 countÁvila province4,743Ceuta province: 4,633 countCeuta province4,633Zamora province: 4,440 countZamora province4,440Segovia province: 4,401 countSegovia province4,401Palencia province: 3,862 countPalencia province3,862Teruel province: 2,534 countTeruel province2,534Soria province: 2,309 countSoria province2,309Madrid province: 373,402 countMadrid province373,402Barcelona province: 311,780 countBarcelona province311,780Valencia province: 114,933 countValencia province114,933Alicante province: 91,352 countAlicante province91,352Seville province: 80,327 countSeville province80,327Málaga province: 78,232 countMálaga province78,232Balearic Islands province: 68,160 countBalearic Islands province68,160Murcia province: 51,309 countMurcia province51,309Cádiz province: 50,000 countCádiz province50,000Biscay province: 48,876 countBiscay province48,876Las Palmas province: 46,462 countLas Palmas province46,462Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,320 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,320Girona province: 37,509 countGirona province37,509Tarragona province: 37,200 countTarragona province37,200A Coruña province: 32,559 countA Coruña province32,559Granada province: 32,311 countGranada province32,311Zaragoza province: 30,628 countZaragoza province30,628Almería province: 30,617 countAlmería province30,617Pontevedra province: 27,326 countPontevedra province27,326Asturias province: 26,093 countAsturias province26,093Navarre province: 25,704 countNavarre province25,704Toledo province: 25,005 countToledo province25,005Castellón province: 23,924 countCastellón province23,924Córdoba province: 23,891 countCórdoba province23,891Gipuzkoa province: 22,079 countGipuzkoa province22,079Huelva province: 19,865 countHuelva province19,865Badajoz province: 18,359 countBadajoz province18,359Lleida province: 17,439 countLleida province17,439Cantabria province: 17,002 countCantabria province17,002Jaén province: 16,593 countJaén province16,593Valladolid province: 16,334 countValladolid province16,334León province: 14,986 countLeón province14,986Ciudad Real province: 12,793 countCiudad Real province12,793Álava province: 11,854 countÁlava province11,854Albacete province: 11,361 countAlbacete province11,361Burgos province: 11,044 countBurgos province11,044Salamanca province: 9,918 countSalamanca province9,918Guadalajara province: 8,652 countGuadalajara province8,652La Rioja province: 7,997 countLa Rioja province7,997Cáceres province: 7,927 countCáceres province7,927Ourense province: 7,423 countOurense province7,423Lugo province: 7,097 countLugo province7,097Cuenca province: 5,768 countCuenca province5,768Huesca province: 4,984 countHuesca province4,984Melilla province: 4,832 countMelilla province4,832Ávila province: 4,743 countÁvila province4,743Ceuta province: 4,633 countCeuta province4,633Zamora province: 4,440 countZamora province4,440Segovia province: 4,401 countSegovia province4,401Palencia province: 3,862 countPalencia province3,862Teruel province: 2,534 countTeruel province2,534Soria province: 2,309 countSoria province2,309
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
count
1Madrid province373,402
2Barcelona province311,780
3Valencia province114,933
4Alicante province91,352
5Seville province80,327
6Málaga province78,232
7Balearic Islands province68,160
8Murcia province51,309
9Cádiz province50,000
10Biscay province48,876
11Las Palmas province46,462
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province42,320
13Girona province37,509
14Tarragona province37,200
15A Coruña province32,559
16Granada province32,311
17Zaragoza province30,628
18Almería province30,617
19Pontevedra province27,326
20Asturias province26,093
21Navarre province25,704
22Toledo province25,005
23Castellón province23,924
24Córdoba province23,891
25Gipuzkoa province22,079
26Huelva province19,865
27Badajoz province18,359
28Lleida province17,439
29Cantabria province17,002
30Jaén province16,593
31Valladolid province16,334
32León province14,986
33Ciudad Real province12,793
34Álava province11,854
35Albacete province11,361
36Burgos province11,044
37Salamanca province9,918
38Guadalajara province8,652
39La Rioja province7,997
40Cáceres province7,927
41Ourense province7,423
42Lugo province7,097
43Cuenca province5,768
44Huesca province4,984
45Melilla province4,832
46Ávila province4,743
47Ceuta province4,633
48Zamora province4,440
49Segovia province4,401
50Palencia province3,862
51Teruel province2,534
52Soria province2,309

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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 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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016) [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), 2016. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 2 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016. 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?period=2016.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 373,402 in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Soria province, with 2,309 in 2016.

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