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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 2022, at 401,924. Soria province had the lowest, at 3,402. The median was 22,665 and the figure for Spain was 2.32 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest401,924Madrid province
Lowest3,402Soria province
Median22,66552 provinces
Spain2,323,075History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 14,040 countAlbacete province: 15,301 countAlicante province: 94,340 countAlmería province: 29,911 countÁvila province: 5,276 countBadajoz province: 21,341 countBalearic Islands province: 75,982 countBarcelona province: 363,185 countBurgos province: 13,328 countCáceres province: 10,752 countCádiz province: 56,274 countCastellón province: 25,697 countCiudad Real province: 15,900 countCórdoba province: 28,451 countA Coruña province: 42,683 countCuenca province: 7,038 countGirona province: 47,273 countGranada province: 37,397 countGuadalajara province: 11,731 countGipuzkoa province: 29,017 countHuelva province: 21,345 countHuesca province: 7,332 countJaén province: 19,857 countLeón province: 16,473 countLleida province: 21,620 countLa Rioja province: 11,754 countLugo province: 8,267 countMadrid province: 401,924 countMálaga province: 91,790 countMurcia province: 68,717 countNavarre province: 33,409 countOurense province: 9,365 countAsturias province: 32,093 countPalencia province: 4,981 countLas Palmas province: 52,816 countPontevedra province: 34,589 countSalamanca province: 12,337 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,635 countCantabria province: 23,709 countSegovia province: 5,374 countSeville province: 94,108 countSoria province: 3,402 countTarragona province: 42,953 countTeruel province: 3,578 countToledo province: 30,872 countValencia province: 142,934 countValladolid province: 20,293 countBiscay province: 58,699 countZamora province: 5,380 countZaragoza province: 36,979 countCeuta province: 3,635 countMelilla province: 4,309 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 14K
  • 14K to 23K
  • 23K to 35K
  • 35K to 57K
  • 57K and over
count, 2022. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Madrid province: 401,924 countMadrid province401,924Barcelona province: 363,185 countBarcelona province363,185Valencia province: 142,934 countValencia province142,934Alicante province: 94,340 countAlicante province94,340Seville province: 94,108 countSeville province94,108Málaga province: 91,790 countMálaga province91,790Balearic Islands province: 75,982 countBalearic Islands province75,982Murcia province: 68,717 countMurcia province68,717Biscay province: 58,699 countBiscay province58,699Cádiz province: 56,274 countCádiz province56,274Las Palmas province: 52,816 countLas Palmas province52,816Girona province: 47,273 countGirona province47,273Tarragona province: 42,953 countTarragona province42,953A Coruña province: 42,683 countA Coruña province42,683Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,635 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,635Granada province: 37,397 countGranada province37,397Zaragoza province: 36,979 countZaragoza province36,979Pontevedra province: 34,589 countPontevedra province34,589Navarre province: 33,409 countNavarre province33,409Asturias province: 32,093 countAsturias province32,093Toledo province: 30,872 countToledo province30,872Almería province: 29,911 countAlmería province29,911Gipuzkoa province: 29,017 countGipuzkoa province29,017Córdoba province: 28,451 countCórdoba province28,451Castellón province: 25,697 countCastellón province25,697Cantabria province: 23,709 countCantabria province23,709Lleida province: 21,620 countLleida province21,620Huelva province: 21,345 countHuelva province21,345Badajoz province: 21,341 countBadajoz province21,341Valladolid province: 20,293 countValladolid province20,293Jaén province: 19,857 countJaén province19,857León province: 16,473 countLeón province16,473Ciudad Real province: 15,900 countCiudad Real province15,900Albacete province: 15,301 countAlbacete province15,301Álava province: 14,040 countÁlava province14,040Burgos province: 13,328 countBurgos province13,328Salamanca province: 12,337 countSalamanca province12,337La Rioja province: 11,754 countLa Rioja province11,754Guadalajara province: 11,731 countGuadalajara province11,731Cáceres province: 10,752 countCáceres province10,752Ourense province: 9,365 countOurense province9,365Lugo province: 8,267 countLugo province8,267Huesca province: 7,332 countHuesca province7,332Cuenca province: 7,038 countCuenca province7,038Zamora province: 5,380 countZamora province5,380Segovia province: 5,374 countSegovia province5,374Ávila province: 5,276 countÁvila province5,276Palencia province: 4,981 countPalencia province4,981Melilla province: 4,309 countMelilla province4,309Ceuta province: 3,635 countCeuta province3,635Teruel province: 3,578 countTeruel province3,578Soria province: 3,402 countSoria province3,402Madrid province: 401,924 countMadrid province401,924Barcelona province: 363,185 countBarcelona province363,185Valencia province: 142,934 countValencia province142,934Alicante province: 94,340 countAlicante province94,340Seville province: 94,108 countSeville province94,108Málaga province: 91,790 countMálaga province91,790Balearic Islands province: 75,982 countBalearic Islands province75,982Murcia province: 68,717 countMurcia province68,717Biscay province: 58,699 countBiscay province58,699Cádiz province: 56,274 countCádiz province56,274Las Palmas province: 52,816 countLas Palmas province52,816Girona province: 47,273 countGirona province47,273Tarragona province: 42,953 countTarragona province42,953A Coruña province: 42,683 countA Coruña province42,683Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 42,635 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province42,635Granada province: 37,397 countGranada province37,397Zaragoza province: 36,979 countZaragoza province36,979Pontevedra province: 34,589 countPontevedra province34,589Navarre province: 33,409 countNavarre province33,409Asturias province: 32,093 countAsturias province32,093Toledo province: 30,872 countToledo province30,872Almería province: 29,911 countAlmería province29,911Gipuzkoa province: 29,017 countGipuzkoa province29,017Córdoba province: 28,451 countCórdoba province28,451Castellón province: 25,697 countCastellón province25,697Cantabria province: 23,709 countCantabria province23,709Lleida province: 21,620 countLleida province21,620Huelva province: 21,345 countHuelva province21,345Badajoz province: 21,341 countBadajoz province21,341Valladolid province: 20,293 countValladolid province20,293Jaén province: 19,857 countJaén province19,857León province: 16,473 countLeón province16,473Ciudad Real province: 15,900 countCiudad Real province15,900Albacete province: 15,301 countAlbacete province15,301Álava province: 14,040 countÁlava province14,040Burgos province: 13,328 countBurgos province13,328Salamanca province: 12,337 countSalamanca province12,337La Rioja province: 11,754 countLa Rioja province11,754Guadalajara province: 11,731 countGuadalajara province11,731Cáceres province: 10,752 countCáceres province10,752Ourense province: 9,365 countOurense province9,365Lugo province: 8,267 countLugo province8,267Huesca province: 7,332 countHuesca province7,332Cuenca province: 7,038 countCuenca province7,038Zamora province: 5,380 countZamora province5,380Segovia province: 5,374 countSegovia province5,374Ávila province: 5,276 countÁvila province5,276Palencia province: 4,981 countPalencia province4,981Melilla province: 4,309 countMelilla province4,309Ceuta province: 3,635 countCeuta province3,635Teruel province: 3,578 countTeruel province3,578Soria province: 3,402 countSoria province3,402
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Madrid province401,924+16.2%
2Barcelona province363,185+22.8%
3Valencia province142,934+15%
4Alicante province94,340+19.5%
5Seville province94,108+22.6%
6Málaga province91,790+20.7%
7Balearic Islands province75,982+24.5%
8Murcia province68,717+18.5%
9Biscay province58,699+19.6%
10Cádiz province56,274+20.2%
11Las Palmas province52,816+13.7%
12Girona province47,273+20.1%
13Tarragona province42,953+16.8%
14A Coruña province42,683+5.5%
15Santa Cruz de Tenerife province42,635+22.6%
16Granada province37,397+17.9%
17Zaragoza province36,979+12.9%
18Pontevedra province34,589+11.1%
19Navarre province33,409+25%
20Asturias province32,093+21.8%
21Toledo province30,872+15.6%
22Almería province29,911+14.6%
23Gipuzkoa province29,017+19.3%
24Córdoba province28,451+22.1%
25Castellón province25,697+15.8%
26Cantabria province23,709+19.2%
27Lleida province21,620+16.5%
28Huelva province21,345+20.4%
29Badajoz province21,341+18%
30Valladolid province20,293+12.3%
31Jaén province19,857+20.9%
32León province16,473+24.6%
33Ciudad Real province15,900+19.3%
34Albacete province15,301+29.9%
35Álava province14,040+23.3%
36Burgos province13,328+11.8%
37Salamanca province12,337+27.5%
38La Rioja province11,754+29%
39Guadalajara province11,731+24.2%
40Cáceres province10,752+17.1%
41Ourense province9,365+8.5%
42Lugo province8,267+2.9%
43Huesca province7,332+20.4%
44Cuenca province7,038+14.1%
45Zamora province5,380+16.2%
46Segovia province5,374+20.8%
47Ávila province5,276+1.8%
48Palencia province4,981+15.7%
49Melilla province4,309+4.7%
50Ceuta province3,635-7.2%
51Teruel province3,578+21.4%
52Soria province3,402+33.4%

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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 401,924 in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Soria province, with 3,402 in 2022.

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