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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 2020, at 310,194. Soria province had the lowest, at 2,242. The median was 16,806 and the figure for Spain was 1.77 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest310,194Madrid province
Lowest2,242Soria province
Median16,80652 provinces
Spain1,766,779History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 10,641 countAlbacete province: 10,728 countAlicante province: 72,732 countAlmería province: 23,627 countÁvila province: 4,447 countBadajoz province: 17,027 countBalearic Islands province: 59,750 countBarcelona province: 270,214 countBurgos province: 10,236 countCáceres province: 8,014 countCádiz province: 42,734 countCastellón province: 18,373 countCiudad Real province: 11,715 countCórdoba province: 21,938 countA Coruña province: 31,992 countCuenca province: 5,401 countGirona province: 34,760 countGranada province: 28,840 countGuadalajara province: 8,535 countGipuzkoa province: 21,846 countHuelva province: 16,426 countHuesca province: 5,289 countJaén province: 15,088 countLeón province: 12,530 countLleida province: 15,593 countLa Rioja province: 7,827 countLugo province: 6,877 countMadrid province: 310,194 countMálaga province: 66,451 countMurcia province: 50,969 countNavarre province: 23,596 countOurense province: 7,435 countAsturias province: 24,324 countPalencia province: 3,755 countLas Palmas province: 48,146 countPontevedra province: 27,040 countSalamanca province: 8,520 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 35,489 countCantabria province: 16,585 countSegovia province: 4,119 countSeville province: 72,490 countSoria province: 2,242 countTarragona province: 32,485 countTeruel province: 2,361 countToledo province: 25,529 countValencia province: 102,117 countValladolid province: 15,030 countBiscay province: 44,689 countZamora province: 4,146 countZaragoza province: 28,374 countCeuta province: 3,648 countMelilla province: 4,470 count
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  • 5,000 to 11K
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  • 27K to 46K
  • 46K and over
count, 2020. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2020

Madrid province: 310,194 countMadrid province310,194Barcelona province: 270,214 countBarcelona province270,214Valencia province: 102,117 countValencia province102,117Alicante province: 72,732 countAlicante province72,732Seville province: 72,490 countSeville province72,490Málaga province: 66,451 countMálaga province66,451Balearic Islands province: 59,750 countBalearic Islands province59,750Murcia province: 50,969 countMurcia province50,969Las Palmas province: 48,146 countLas Palmas province48,146Biscay province: 44,689 countBiscay province44,689Cádiz province: 42,734 countCádiz province42,734Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 35,489 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province35,489Girona province: 34,760 countGirona province34,760Tarragona province: 32,485 countTarragona province32,485A Coruña province: 31,992 countA Coruña province31,992Granada province: 28,840 countGranada province28,840Zaragoza province: 28,374 countZaragoza province28,374Pontevedra province: 27,040 countPontevedra province27,040Toledo province: 25,529 countToledo province25,529Asturias province: 24,324 countAsturias province24,324Almería province: 23,627 countAlmería province23,627Navarre province: 23,596 countNavarre province23,596Córdoba province: 21,938 countCórdoba province21,938Gipuzkoa province: 21,846 countGipuzkoa province21,846Castellón province: 18,373 countCastellón province18,373Badajoz province: 17,027 countBadajoz province17,027Cantabria province: 16,585 countCantabria province16,585Huelva province: 16,426 countHuelva province16,426Lleida province: 15,593 countLleida province15,593Jaén province: 15,088 countJaén province15,088Valladolid province: 15,030 countValladolid province15,030León province: 12,530 countLeón province12,530Ciudad Real province: 11,715 countCiudad Real province11,715Albacete province: 10,728 countAlbacete province10,728Álava province: 10,641 countÁlava province10,641Burgos province: 10,236 countBurgos province10,236Guadalajara province: 8,535 countGuadalajara province8,535Salamanca province: 8,520 countSalamanca province8,520Cáceres province: 8,014 countCáceres province8,014La Rioja province: 7,827 countLa Rioja province7,827Ourense province: 7,435 countOurense province7,435Lugo province: 6,877 countLugo province6,877Cuenca province: 5,401 countCuenca province5,401Huesca province: 5,289 countHuesca province5,289Melilla province: 4,470 countMelilla province4,470Ávila province: 4,447 countÁvila province4,447Zamora province: 4,146 countZamora province4,146Segovia province: 4,119 countSegovia province4,119Palencia province: 3,755 countPalencia province3,755Ceuta province: 3,648 countCeuta province3,648Teruel province: 2,361 countTeruel province2,361Soria province: 2,242 countSoria province2,242Madrid province: 310,194 countMadrid province310,194Barcelona province: 270,214 countBarcelona province270,214Valencia province: 102,117 countValencia province102,117Alicante province: 72,732 countAlicante province72,732Seville province: 72,490 countSeville province72,490Málaga province: 66,451 countMálaga province66,451Balearic Islands province: 59,750 countBalearic Islands province59,750Murcia province: 50,969 countMurcia province50,969Las Palmas province: 48,146 countLas Palmas province48,146Biscay province: 44,689 countBiscay province44,689Cádiz province: 42,734 countCádiz province42,734Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 35,489 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province35,489Girona province: 34,760 countGirona province34,760Tarragona province: 32,485 countTarragona province32,485A Coruña province: 31,992 countA Coruña province31,992Granada province: 28,840 countGranada province28,840Zaragoza province: 28,374 countZaragoza province28,374Pontevedra province: 27,040 countPontevedra province27,040Toledo province: 25,529 countToledo province25,529Asturias province: 24,324 countAsturias province24,324Almería province: 23,627 countAlmería province23,627Navarre province: 23,596 countNavarre province23,596Córdoba province: 21,938 countCórdoba province21,938Gipuzkoa province: 21,846 countGipuzkoa province21,846Castellón province: 18,373 countCastellón province18,373Badajoz province: 17,027 countBadajoz province17,027Cantabria province: 16,585 countCantabria province16,585Huelva province: 16,426 countHuelva province16,426Lleida province: 15,593 countLleida province15,593Jaén province: 15,088 countJaén province15,088Valladolid province: 15,030 countValladolid province15,030León province: 12,530 countLeón province12,530Ciudad Real province: 11,715 countCiudad Real province11,715Albacete province: 10,728 countAlbacete province10,728Álava province: 10,641 countÁlava province10,641Burgos province: 10,236 countBurgos province10,236Guadalajara province: 8,535 countGuadalajara province8,535Salamanca province: 8,520 countSalamanca province8,520Cáceres province: 8,014 countCáceres province8,014La Rioja province: 7,827 countLa Rioja province7,827Ourense province: 7,435 countOurense province7,435Lugo province: 6,877 countLugo province6,877Cuenca province: 5,401 countCuenca province5,401Huesca province: 5,289 countHuesca province5,289Melilla province: 4,470 countMelilla province4,470Ávila province: 4,447 countÁvila province4,447Zamora province: 4,146 countZamora province4,146Segovia province: 4,119 countSegovia province4,119Palencia province: 3,755 countPalencia province3,755Ceuta province: 3,648 countCeuta province3,648Teruel province: 2,361 countTeruel province2,361Soria province: 2,242 countSoria province2,242
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
count		Change on 2019
1Madrid province310,194-23.9%
2Barcelona province270,214-30%
3Valencia province102,117-15.9%
4Alicante province72,732-17.3%
5Seville province72,490-16.9%
6Málaga province66,451-17%
7Balearic Islands province59,750-23.1%
8Murcia province50,969-10.7%
9Las Palmas province48,146-8.7%
10Biscay province44,689-20.9%
11Cádiz province42,734-15.7%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province35,489-17.2%
13Girona province34,760-23.2%
14Tarragona province32,485-17.9%
15A Coruña province31,992-9.8%
16Granada province28,840-13.5%
17Zaragoza province28,374-17.2%
18Pontevedra province27,040-6.4%
19Toledo province25,529-9.3%
20Asturias province24,324-10.5%
21Almería province23,627-14.3%
22Navarre province23,596-19.1%
23Córdoba province21,938-13%
24Gipuzkoa province21,846-12.7%
25Castellón province18,373-20.8%
26Badajoz province17,027-10.2%
27Cantabria province16,585-8.2%
28Huelva province16,426-13.4%
29Lleida province15,593-16.3%
30Jaén province15,088-7.3%
31Valladolid province15,030-16%
32León province12,530-19.3%
33Ciudad Real province11,715-10.1%
34Albacete province10,728-18.1%
35Álava province10,641-18.2%
36Burgos province10,236-17.1%
37Guadalajara province8,535-12.9%
38Salamanca province8,520-13%
39Cáceres province8,014-7.1%
40La Rioja province7,827-10.5%
41Ourense province7,435-9.1%
42Lugo province6,877-8.2%
43Cuenca province5,401-13.2%
44Huesca province5,289-4.7%
45Melilla province4,470-19.9%
46Ávila province4,447-12%
47Zamora province4,146-9.5%
48Segovia province4,119-5.4%
49Palencia province3,755-11.6%
50Ceuta province3,648-23.1%
51Teruel province2,361-14%
52Soria province2,242-12.6%

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), 2020) [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), 2020. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 23 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 310,194 in 2020, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Soria province, with 2,242 in 2020.

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