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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 2021, at 345,987. Soria province had the lowest, at 2,550. The median was 19,229 and the figure for Spain was 1.96 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest345,987Madrid province
Lowest2,550Soria province
Median19,22952 provinces
Spain1,957,719History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 11,383 countAlbacete province: 11,777 countAlicante province: 78,916 countAlmería province: 26,110 countÁvila province: 5,185 countBadajoz province: 18,082 countBalearic Islands province: 61,015 countBarcelona province: 295,666 countBurgos province: 11,920 countCáceres province: 9,184 countCádiz province: 46,798 countCastellón province: 22,183 countCiudad Real province: 13,328 countCórdoba province: 23,307 countA Coruña province: 40,456 countCuenca province: 6,167 countGirona province: 39,345 countGranada province: 31,712 countGuadalajara province: 9,442 countGipuzkoa province: 24,331 countHuelva province: 17,727 countHuesca province: 6,088 countJaén province: 16,422 countLeón province: 13,219 countLleida province: 18,563 countLa Rioja province: 9,115 countLugo province: 8,032 countMadrid province: 345,987 countMálaga province: 76,049 countMurcia province: 57,974 countNavarre province: 26,719 countOurense province: 8,635 countAsturias province: 26,340 countPalencia province: 4,306 countLas Palmas province: 46,446 countPontevedra province: 31,132 countSalamanca province: 9,677 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 34,786 countCantabria province: 19,894 countSegovia province: 4,449 countSeville province: 76,769 countSoria province: 2,550 countTarragona province: 36,782 countTeruel province: 2,948 countToledo province: 26,698 countValencia province: 124,238 countValladolid province: 18,073 countBiscay province: 49,067 countZamora province: 4,629 countZaragoza province: 32,760 countCeuta province: 3,916 countMelilla province: 4,116 count
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  • 6,000 to 12K
  • 12K to 19K
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  • 31K to 48K
  • 48K and over
count, 2021. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Madrid province: 345,987 countMadrid province345,987Barcelona province: 295,666 countBarcelona province295,666Valencia province: 124,238 countValencia province124,238Alicante province: 78,916 countAlicante province78,916Seville province: 76,769 countSeville province76,769Málaga province: 76,049 countMálaga province76,049Balearic Islands province: 61,015 countBalearic Islands province61,015Murcia province: 57,974 countMurcia province57,974Biscay province: 49,067 countBiscay province49,067Cádiz province: 46,798 countCádiz province46,798Las Palmas province: 46,446 countLas Palmas province46,446A Coruña province: 40,456 countA Coruña province40,456Girona province: 39,345 countGirona province39,345Tarragona province: 36,782 countTarragona province36,782Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 34,786 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province34,786Zaragoza province: 32,760 countZaragoza province32,760Granada province: 31,712 countGranada province31,712Pontevedra province: 31,132 countPontevedra province31,132Navarre province: 26,719 countNavarre province26,719Toledo province: 26,698 countToledo province26,698Asturias province: 26,340 countAsturias province26,340Almería province: 26,110 countAlmería province26,110Gipuzkoa province: 24,331 countGipuzkoa province24,331Córdoba province: 23,307 countCórdoba province23,307Castellón province: 22,183 countCastellón province22,183Cantabria province: 19,894 countCantabria province19,894Lleida province: 18,563 countLleida province18,563Badajoz province: 18,082 countBadajoz province18,082Valladolid province: 18,073 countValladolid province18,073Huelva province: 17,727 countHuelva province17,727Jaén province: 16,422 countJaén province16,422Ciudad Real province: 13,328 countCiudad Real province13,328León province: 13,219 countLeón province13,219Burgos province: 11,920 countBurgos province11,920Albacete province: 11,777 countAlbacete province11,777Álava province: 11,383 countÁlava province11,383Salamanca province: 9,677 countSalamanca province9,677Guadalajara province: 9,442 countGuadalajara province9,442Cáceres province: 9,184 countCáceres province9,184La Rioja province: 9,115 countLa Rioja province9,115Ourense province: 8,635 countOurense province8,635Lugo province: 8,032 countLugo province8,032Cuenca province: 6,167 countCuenca province6,167Huesca province: 6,088 countHuesca province6,088Ávila province: 5,185 countÁvila province5,185Zamora province: 4,629 countZamora province4,629Segovia province: 4,449 countSegovia province4,449Palencia province: 4,306 countPalencia province4,306Melilla province: 4,116 countMelilla province4,116Ceuta province: 3,916 countCeuta province3,916Teruel province: 2,948 countTeruel province2,948Soria province: 2,550 countSoria province2,550Madrid province: 345,987 countMadrid province345,987Barcelona province: 295,666 countBarcelona province295,666Valencia province: 124,238 countValencia province124,238Alicante province: 78,916 countAlicante province78,916Seville province: 76,769 countSeville province76,769Málaga province: 76,049 countMálaga province76,049Balearic Islands province: 61,015 countBalearic Islands province61,015Murcia province: 57,974 countMurcia province57,974Biscay province: 49,067 countBiscay province49,067Cádiz province: 46,798 countCádiz province46,798Las Palmas province: 46,446 countLas Palmas province46,446A Coruña province: 40,456 countA Coruña province40,456Girona province: 39,345 countGirona province39,345Tarragona province: 36,782 countTarragona province36,782Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 34,786 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province34,786Zaragoza province: 32,760 countZaragoza province32,760Granada province: 31,712 countGranada province31,712Pontevedra province: 31,132 countPontevedra province31,132Navarre province: 26,719 countNavarre province26,719Toledo province: 26,698 countToledo province26,698Asturias province: 26,340 countAsturias province26,340Almería province: 26,110 countAlmería province26,110Gipuzkoa province: 24,331 countGipuzkoa province24,331Córdoba province: 23,307 countCórdoba province23,307Castellón province: 22,183 countCastellón province22,183Cantabria province: 19,894 countCantabria province19,894Lleida province: 18,563 countLleida province18,563Badajoz province: 18,082 countBadajoz province18,082Valladolid province: 18,073 countValladolid province18,073Huelva province: 17,727 countHuelva province17,727Jaén province: 16,422 countJaén province16,422Ciudad Real province: 13,328 countCiudad Real province13,328León province: 13,219 countLeón province13,219Burgos province: 11,920 countBurgos province11,920Albacete province: 11,777 countAlbacete province11,777Álava province: 11,383 countÁlava province11,383Salamanca province: 9,677 countSalamanca province9,677Guadalajara province: 9,442 countGuadalajara province9,442Cáceres province: 9,184 countCáceres province9,184La Rioja province: 9,115 countLa Rioja province9,115Ourense province: 8,635 countOurense province8,635Lugo province: 8,032 countLugo province8,032Cuenca province: 6,167 countCuenca province6,167Huesca province: 6,088 countHuesca province6,088Ávila province: 5,185 countÁvila province5,185Zamora province: 4,629 countZamora province4,629Segovia province: 4,449 countSegovia province4,449Palencia province: 4,306 countPalencia province4,306Melilla province: 4,116 countMelilla province4,116Ceuta province: 3,916 countCeuta province3,916Teruel province: 2,948 countTeruel province2,948Soria province: 2,550 countSoria province2,550
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Madrid province345,987+11.5%
2Barcelona province295,666+9.4%
3Valencia province124,238+21.7%
4Alicante province78,916+8.5%
5Seville province76,769+5.9%
6Málaga province76,049+14.4%
7Balearic Islands province61,015+2.1%
8Murcia province57,974+13.7%
9Biscay province49,067+9.8%
10Cádiz province46,798+9.5%
11Las Palmas province46,446-3.5%
12A Coruña province40,456+26.5%
13Girona province39,345+13.2%
14Tarragona province36,782+13.2%
15Santa Cruz de Tenerife province34,786-2%
16Zaragoza province32,760+15.5%
17Granada province31,712+10%
18Pontevedra province31,132+15.1%
19Navarre province26,719+13.2%
20Toledo province26,698+4.6%
21Asturias province26,340+8.3%
22Almería province26,110+10.5%
23Gipuzkoa province24,331+11.4%
24Córdoba province23,307+6.2%
25Castellón province22,183+20.7%
26Cantabria province19,894+20%
27Lleida province18,563+19%
28Badajoz province18,082+6.2%
29Valladolid province18,073+20.2%
30Huelva province17,727+7.9%
31Jaén province16,422+8.8%
32Ciudad Real province13,328+13.8%
33León province13,219+5.5%
34Burgos province11,920+16.5%
35Albacete province11,777+9.8%
36Álava province11,383+7%
37Salamanca province9,677+13.6%
38Guadalajara province9,442+10.6%
39Cáceres province9,184+14.6%
40La Rioja province9,115+16.5%
41Ourense province8,635+16.1%
42Lugo province8,032+16.8%
43Cuenca province6,167+14.2%
44Huesca province6,088+15.1%
45Ávila province5,185+16.6%
46Zamora province4,629+11.6%
47Segovia province4,449+8%
48Palencia province4,306+14.7%
49Melilla province4,116-7.9%
50Ceuta province3,916+7.3%
51Teruel province2,948+24.9%
52Soria province2,550+13.7%

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 345,987 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Soria province, with 2,550 in 2021.

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