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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 2017, at 381,242. Soria province had the lowest, at 2,334. The median was 19,094 and the figure for Spain was 2.05 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest381,242Madrid province
Lowest2,334Soria province
Median19,09452 provinces
Spain2,045,784History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 12,138 countAlbacete province: 11,786 countAlicante province: 90,343 countAlmería province: 29,401 countÁvila province: 4,676 countBadajoz province: 18,749 countBalearic Islands province: 72,157 countBarcelona province: 327,845 countBurgos province: 11,160 countCáceres province: 7,662 countCádiz province: 50,174 countCastellón province: 22,748 countCiudad Real province: 12,335 countCórdoba province: 24,900 countA Coruña province: 33,232 countCuenca province: 5,723 countGirona province: 39,515 countGranada province: 33,866 countGuadalajara province: 8,662 countGipuzkoa province: 22,281 countHuelva province: 19,439 countHuesca province: 4,941 countJaén province: 15,816 countLeón province: 14,646 countLleida province: 17,231 countLa Rioja province: 7,877 countLugo province: 6,961 countMadrid province: 381,242 countMálaga province: 77,280 countMurcia province: 52,690 countNavarre province: 24,827 countOurense province: 7,222 countAsturias province: 25,652 countPalencia province: 4,026 countLas Palmas province: 48,539 countPontevedra province: 26,759 countSalamanca province: 9,865 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,820 countCantabria province: 17,440 countSegovia province: 4,176 countSeville province: 83,455 countSoria province: 2,334 countTarragona province: 37,695 countTeruel province: 2,409 countToledo province: 25,500 countValencia province: 114,011 countValladolid province: 16,434 countBiscay province: 49,268 countZamora province: 4,557 countZaragoza province: 30,528 countCeuta province: 4,503 countMelilla province: 4,744 count
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count, 2017. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2017

Madrid province: 381,242 countMadrid province381,242Barcelona province: 327,845 countBarcelona province327,845Valencia province: 114,011 countValencia province114,011Alicante province: 90,343 countAlicante province90,343Seville province: 83,455 countSeville province83,455Málaga province: 77,280 countMálaga province77,280Balearic Islands province: 72,157 countBalearic Islands province72,157Murcia province: 52,690 countMurcia province52,690Cádiz province: 50,174 countCádiz province50,174Biscay province: 49,268 countBiscay province49,268Las Palmas province: 48,539 countLas Palmas province48,539Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,820 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,820Girona province: 39,515 countGirona province39,515Tarragona province: 37,695 countTarragona province37,695Granada province: 33,866 countGranada province33,866A Coruña province: 33,232 countA Coruña province33,232Zaragoza province: 30,528 countZaragoza province30,528Almería province: 29,401 countAlmería province29,401Pontevedra province: 26,759 countPontevedra province26,759Asturias province: 25,652 countAsturias province25,652Toledo province: 25,500 countToledo province25,500Córdoba province: 24,900 countCórdoba province24,900Navarre province: 24,827 countNavarre province24,827Castellón province: 22,748 countCastellón province22,748Gipuzkoa province: 22,281 countGipuzkoa province22,281Huelva province: 19,439 countHuelva province19,439Badajoz province: 18,749 countBadajoz province18,749Cantabria province: 17,440 countCantabria province17,440Lleida province: 17,231 countLleida province17,231Valladolid province: 16,434 countValladolid province16,434Jaén province: 15,816 countJaén province15,816León province: 14,646 countLeón province14,646Ciudad Real province: 12,335 countCiudad Real province12,335Álava province: 12,138 countÁlava province12,138Albacete province: 11,786 countAlbacete province11,786Burgos province: 11,160 countBurgos province11,160Salamanca province: 9,865 countSalamanca province9,865Guadalajara province: 8,662 countGuadalajara province8,662La Rioja province: 7,877 countLa Rioja province7,877Cáceres province: 7,662 countCáceres province7,662Ourense province: 7,222 countOurense province7,222Lugo province: 6,961 countLugo province6,961Cuenca province: 5,723 countCuenca province5,723Huesca province: 4,941 countHuesca province4,941Melilla province: 4,744 countMelilla province4,744Ávila province: 4,676 countÁvila province4,676Zamora province: 4,557 countZamora province4,557Ceuta province: 4,503 countCeuta province4,503Segovia province: 4,176 countSegovia province4,176Palencia province: 4,026 countPalencia province4,026Teruel province: 2,409 countTeruel province2,409Soria province: 2,334 countSoria province2,334Madrid province: 381,242 countMadrid province381,242Barcelona province: 327,845 countBarcelona province327,845Valencia province: 114,011 countValencia province114,011Alicante province: 90,343 countAlicante province90,343Seville province: 83,455 countSeville province83,455Málaga province: 77,280 countMálaga province77,280Balearic Islands province: 72,157 countBalearic Islands province72,157Murcia province: 52,690 countMurcia province52,690Cádiz province: 50,174 countCádiz province50,174Biscay province: 49,268 countBiscay province49,268Las Palmas province: 48,539 countLas Palmas province48,539Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,820 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,820Girona province: 39,515 countGirona province39,515Tarragona province: 37,695 countTarragona province37,695Granada province: 33,866 countGranada province33,866A Coruña province: 33,232 countA Coruña province33,232Zaragoza province: 30,528 countZaragoza province30,528Almería province: 29,401 countAlmería province29,401Pontevedra province: 26,759 countPontevedra province26,759Asturias province: 25,652 countAsturias province25,652Toledo province: 25,500 countToledo province25,500Córdoba province: 24,900 countCórdoba province24,900Navarre province: 24,827 countNavarre province24,827Castellón province: 22,748 countCastellón province22,748Gipuzkoa province: 22,281 countGipuzkoa province22,281Huelva province: 19,439 countHuelva province19,439Badajoz province: 18,749 countBadajoz province18,749Cantabria province: 17,440 countCantabria province17,440Lleida province: 17,231 countLleida province17,231Valladolid province: 16,434 countValladolid province16,434Jaén province: 15,816 countJaén province15,816León province: 14,646 countLeón province14,646Ciudad Real province: 12,335 countCiudad Real province12,335Álava province: 12,138 countÁlava province12,138Albacete province: 11,786 countAlbacete province11,786Burgos province: 11,160 countBurgos province11,160Salamanca province: 9,865 countSalamanca province9,865Guadalajara province: 8,662 countGuadalajara province8,662La Rioja province: 7,877 countLa Rioja province7,877Cáceres province: 7,662 countCáceres province7,662Ourense province: 7,222 countOurense province7,222Lugo province: 6,961 countLugo province6,961Cuenca province: 5,723 countCuenca province5,723Huesca province: 4,941 countHuesca province4,941Melilla province: 4,744 countMelilla province4,744Ávila province: 4,676 countÁvila province4,676Zamora province: 4,557 countZamora province4,557Ceuta province: 4,503 countCeuta province4,503Segovia province: 4,176 countSegovia province4,176Palencia province: 4,026 countPalencia province4,026Teruel province: 2,409 countTeruel province2,409Soria province: 2,334 countSoria province2,334
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017
count		Change on 2016
1Madrid province381,242+2.1%
2Barcelona province327,845+5.2%
3Valencia province114,011-0.8%
4Alicante province90,343-1.1%
5Seville province83,455+3.9%
6Málaga province77,280-1.2%
7Balearic Islands province72,157+5.9%
8Murcia province52,690+2.7%
9Cádiz province50,174+0.3%
10Biscay province49,268+0.8%
11Las Palmas province48,539+4.5%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province42,820+1.2%
13Girona province39,515+5.3%
14Tarragona province37,695+1.3%
15Granada province33,866+4.8%
16A Coruña province33,232+2.1%
17Zaragoza province30,528-0.3%
18Almería province29,401-4%
19Pontevedra province26,759-2.1%
20Asturias province25,652-1.7%
21Toledo province25,500+2%
22Córdoba province24,900+4.2%
23Navarre province24,827-3.4%
24Castellón province22,748-4.9%
25Gipuzkoa province22,281+0.9%
26Huelva province19,439-2.1%
27Badajoz province18,749+2.1%
28Cantabria province17,440+2.6%
29Lleida province17,231-1.2%
30Valladolid province16,434+0.6%
31Jaén province15,816-4.7%
32León province14,646-2.3%
33Ciudad Real province12,335-3.6%
34Álava province12,138+2.4%
35Albacete province11,786+3.7%
36Burgos province11,160+1.1%
37Salamanca province9,865-0.5%
38Guadalajara province8,662+0.1%
39La Rioja province7,877-1.5%
40Cáceres province7,662-3.3%
41Ourense province7,222-2.7%
42Lugo province6,961-1.9%
43Cuenca province5,723-0.8%
44Huesca province4,941-0.9%
45Melilla province4,744-1.8%
46Ávila province4,676-1.4%
47Zamora province4,557+2.6%
48Ceuta province4,503-2.8%
49Segovia province4,176-5.1%
50Palencia province4,026+4.2%
51Teruel province2,409-4.9%
52Soria province2,334+1.1%

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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2017) [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), 2017. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 28 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 381,242 in 2017, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Soria province, with 2,334 in 2017.

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