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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 2018, at 389,914. Soria province had the lowest, at 2,325. The median was 18,992 and the figure for Spain was 2.13 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest389,914Madrid province
Lowest2,325Soria province
Median18,99252 provinces
Spain2,131,118History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 12,781 countAlbacete province: 12,691 countAlicante province: 88,636 countAlmería province: 28,304 countÁvila province: 4,893 countBadajoz province: 18,409 countBalearic Islands province: 73,661 countBarcelona province: 369,375 countBurgos province: 11,673 countCáceres province: 8,404 countCádiz province: 50,813 countCastellón province: 24,030 countCiudad Real province: 12,349 countCórdoba province: 25,561 countA Coruña province: 35,333 countCuenca province: 5,979 countGirona province: 43,297 countGranada province: 33,709 countGuadalajara province: 9,765 countGipuzkoa province: 23,817 countHuelva province: 18,937 countHuesca province: 5,060 countJaén province: 15,989 countLeón province: 15,684 countLleida province: 19,047 countLa Rioja province: 8,274 countLugo province: 7,555 countMadrid province: 389,914 countMálaga province: 79,225 countMurcia province: 55,398 countNavarre province: 27,269 countOurense province: 7,792 countAsturias province: 26,433 countPalencia province: 4,262 countLas Palmas province: 48,868 countPontevedra province: 27,846 countSalamanca province: 10,163 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 41,781 countCantabria province: 17,674 countSegovia province: 4,106 countSeville province: 82,303 countSoria province: 2,325 countTarragona province: 39,791 countTeruel province: 2,760 countToledo province: 27,548 countValencia province: 118,961 countValladolid province: 17,166 countBiscay province: 53,655 countZamora province: 4,591 countZaragoza province: 32,547 countCeuta province: 4,722 countMelilla province: 5,488 count
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count, 2018. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Madrid province: 389,914 countMadrid province389,914Barcelona province: 369,375 countBarcelona province369,375Valencia province: 118,961 countValencia province118,961Alicante province: 88,636 countAlicante province88,636Seville province: 82,303 countSeville province82,303Málaga province: 79,225 countMálaga province79,225Balearic Islands province: 73,661 countBalearic Islands province73,661Murcia province: 55,398 countMurcia province55,398Biscay province: 53,655 countBiscay province53,655Cádiz province: 50,813 countCádiz province50,813Las Palmas province: 48,868 countLas Palmas province48,868Girona province: 43,297 countGirona province43,297Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41,781 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41,781Tarragona province: 39,791 countTarragona province39,791A Coruña province: 35,333 countA Coruña province35,333Granada province: 33,709 countGranada province33,709Zaragoza province: 32,547 countZaragoza province32,547Almería province: 28,304 countAlmería province28,304Pontevedra province: 27,846 countPontevedra province27,846Toledo province: 27,548 countToledo province27,548Navarre province: 27,269 countNavarre province27,269Asturias province: 26,433 countAsturias province26,433Córdoba province: 25,561 countCórdoba province25,561Castellón province: 24,030 countCastellón province24,030Gipuzkoa province: 23,817 countGipuzkoa province23,817Lleida province: 19,047 countLleida province19,047Huelva province: 18,937 countHuelva province18,937Badajoz province: 18,409 countBadajoz province18,409Cantabria province: 17,674 countCantabria province17,674Valladolid province: 17,166 countValladolid province17,166Jaén province: 15,989 countJaén province15,989León province: 15,684 countLeón province15,684Álava province: 12,781 countÁlava province12,781Albacete province: 12,691 countAlbacete province12,691Ciudad Real province: 12,349 countCiudad Real province12,349Burgos province: 11,673 countBurgos province11,673Salamanca province: 10,163 countSalamanca province10,163Guadalajara province: 9,765 countGuadalajara province9,765Cáceres province: 8,404 countCáceres province8,404La Rioja province: 8,274 countLa Rioja province8,274Ourense province: 7,792 countOurense province7,792Lugo province: 7,555 countLugo province7,555Cuenca province: 5,979 countCuenca province5,979Melilla province: 5,488 countMelilla province5,488Huesca province: 5,060 countHuesca province5,060Ávila province: 4,893 countÁvila province4,893Ceuta province: 4,722 countCeuta province4,722Zamora province: 4,591 countZamora province4,591Palencia province: 4,262 countPalencia province4,262Segovia province: 4,106 countSegovia province4,106Teruel province: 2,760 countTeruel province2,760Soria province: 2,325 countSoria province2,325Madrid province: 389,914 countMadrid province389,914Barcelona province: 369,375 countBarcelona province369,375Valencia province: 118,961 countValencia province118,961Alicante province: 88,636 countAlicante province88,636Seville province: 82,303 countSeville province82,303Málaga province: 79,225 countMálaga province79,225Balearic Islands province: 73,661 countBalearic Islands province73,661Murcia province: 55,398 countMurcia province55,398Biscay province: 53,655 countBiscay province53,655Cádiz province: 50,813 countCádiz province50,813Las Palmas province: 48,868 countLas Palmas province48,868Girona province: 43,297 countGirona province43,297Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 41,781 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province41,781Tarragona province: 39,791 countTarragona province39,791A Coruña province: 35,333 countA Coruña province35,333Granada province: 33,709 countGranada province33,709Zaragoza province: 32,547 countZaragoza province32,547Almería province: 28,304 countAlmería province28,304Pontevedra province: 27,846 countPontevedra province27,846Toledo province: 27,548 countToledo province27,548Navarre province: 27,269 countNavarre province27,269Asturias province: 26,433 countAsturias province26,433Córdoba province: 25,561 countCórdoba province25,561Castellón province: 24,030 countCastellón province24,030Gipuzkoa province: 23,817 countGipuzkoa province23,817Lleida province: 19,047 countLleida province19,047Huelva province: 18,937 countHuelva province18,937Badajoz province: 18,409 countBadajoz province18,409Cantabria province: 17,674 countCantabria province17,674Valladolid province: 17,166 countValladolid province17,166Jaén province: 15,989 countJaén province15,989León province: 15,684 countLeón province15,684Álava province: 12,781 countÁlava province12,781Albacete province: 12,691 countAlbacete province12,691Ciudad Real province: 12,349 countCiudad Real province12,349Burgos province: 11,673 countBurgos province11,673Salamanca province: 10,163 countSalamanca province10,163Guadalajara province: 9,765 countGuadalajara province9,765Cáceres province: 8,404 countCáceres province8,404La Rioja province: 8,274 countLa Rioja province8,274Ourense province: 7,792 countOurense province7,792Lugo province: 7,555 countLugo province7,555Cuenca province: 5,979 countCuenca province5,979Melilla province: 5,488 countMelilla province5,488Huesca province: 5,060 countHuesca province5,060Ávila province: 4,893 countÁvila province4,893Ceuta province: 4,722 countCeuta province4,722Zamora province: 4,591 countZamora province4,591Palencia province: 4,262 countPalencia province4,262Segovia province: 4,106 countSegovia province4,106Teruel province: 2,760 countTeruel province2,760Soria province: 2,325 countSoria province2,325
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
count		Change on 2017
1Madrid province389,914+2.3%
2Barcelona province369,375+12.7%
3Valencia province118,961+4.3%
4Alicante province88,636-1.9%
5Seville province82,303-1.4%
6Málaga province79,225+2.5%
7Balearic Islands province73,661+2.1%
8Murcia province55,398+5.1%
9Biscay province53,655+8.9%
10Cádiz province50,813+1.3%
11Las Palmas province48,868+0.7%
12Girona province43,297+9.6%
13Santa Cruz de Tenerife province41,781-2.4%
14Tarragona province39,791+5.6%
15A Coruña province35,333+6.3%
16Granada province33,709-0.5%
17Zaragoza province32,547+6.6%
18Almería province28,304-3.7%
19Pontevedra province27,846+4.1%
20Toledo province27,548+8%
21Navarre province27,269+9.8%
22Asturias province26,433+3%
23Córdoba province25,561+2.7%
24Castellón province24,030+5.6%
25Gipuzkoa province23,817+6.9%
26Lleida province19,047+10.5%
27Huelva province18,937-2.6%
28Badajoz province18,409-1.8%
29Cantabria province17,674+1.3%
30Valladolid province17,166+4.5%
31Jaén province15,989+1.1%
32León province15,684+7.1%
33Álava province12,781+5.3%
34Albacete province12,691+7.7%
35Ciudad Real province12,349+0.1%
36Burgos province11,673+4.6%
37Salamanca province10,163+3%
38Guadalajara province9,765+12.7%
39Cáceres province8,404+9.7%
40La Rioja province8,274+5%
41Ourense province7,792+7.9%
42Lugo province7,555+8.5%
43Cuenca province5,979+4.5%
44Melilla province5,488+15.7%
45Huesca province5,060+2.4%
46Ávila province4,893+4.6%
47Ceuta province4,722+4.9%
48Zamora province4,591+0.7%
49Palencia province4,262+5.9%
50Segovia province4,106-1.7%
51Teruel province2,760+14.6%
52Soria province2,325-0.4%

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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 389,914 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Soria province, with 2,325 in 2018.

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