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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 2023, at 411,782. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,541. The median was 23,933 and the figure for Spain was 2.46 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest411,782Madrid province
Lowest3,541Ceuta province
Median23,93352 provinces
Spain2,464,759History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 15,676 countAlbacete province: 15,618 countAlicante province: 105,373 countAlmería province: 33,291 countÁvila province: 6,235 countBadajoz province: 23,654 countBalearic Islands province: 78,509 countBarcelona province: 392,698 countBurgos province: 13,970 countCáceres province: 11,615 countCádiz province: 59,907 countCastellón province: 29,150 countCiudad Real province: 15,698 countCórdoba province: 31,810 countA Coruña province: 42,111 countCuenca province: 7,394 countGirona province: 48,223 countGranada province: 41,752 countGuadalajara province: 12,673 countGipuzkoa province: 32,920 countHuelva province: 23,463 countHuesca province: 7,987 countJaén province: 21,073 countLeón province: 16,827 countLleida province: 22,354 countLa Rioja province: 12,152 countLugo province: 9,155 countMadrid province: 411,782 countMálaga province: 99,025 countMurcia province: 74,194 countNavarre province: 35,094 countOurense province: 9,624 countAsturias province: 33,888 countPalencia province: 4,915 countLas Palmas province: 56,626 countPontevedra province: 33,910 countSalamanca province: 12,695 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 47,596 countCantabria province: 24,212 countSegovia province: 5,950 countSeville province: 102,860 countSoria province: 3,715 countTarragona province: 46,897 countTeruel province: 3,979 countToledo province: 32,325 countValencia province: 152,856 countValladolid province: 20,040 countBiscay province: 59,227 countZamora province: 5,477 countZaragoza province: 38,899 countCeuta province: 3,541 countMelilla province: 4,357 count
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count, 2023. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Madrid province: 411,782 countMadrid province411,782Barcelona province: 392,698 countBarcelona province392,698Valencia province: 152,856 countValencia province152,856Alicante province: 105,373 countAlicante province105,373Seville province: 102,860 countSeville province102,860Málaga province: 99,025 countMálaga province99,025Balearic Islands province: 78,509 countBalearic Islands province78,509Murcia province: 74,194 countMurcia province74,194Cádiz province: 59,907 countCádiz province59,907Biscay province: 59,227 countBiscay province59,227Las Palmas province: 56,626 countLas Palmas province56,626Girona province: 48,223 countGirona province48,223Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 47,596 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province47,596Tarragona province: 46,897 countTarragona province46,897A Coruña province: 42,111 countA Coruña province42,111Granada province: 41,752 countGranada province41,752Zaragoza province: 38,899 countZaragoza province38,899Navarre province: 35,094 countNavarre province35,094Pontevedra province: 33,910 countPontevedra province33,910Asturias province: 33,888 countAsturias province33,888Almería province: 33,291 countAlmería province33,291Gipuzkoa province: 32,920 countGipuzkoa province32,920Toledo province: 32,325 countToledo province32,325Córdoba province: 31,810 countCórdoba province31,810Castellón province: 29,150 countCastellón province29,150Cantabria province: 24,212 countCantabria province24,212Badajoz province: 23,654 countBadajoz province23,654Huelva province: 23,463 countHuelva province23,463Lleida province: 22,354 countLleida province22,354Jaén province: 21,073 countJaén province21,073Valladolid province: 20,040 countValladolid province20,040León province: 16,827 countLeón province16,827Ciudad Real province: 15,698 countCiudad Real province15,698Álava province: 15,676 countÁlava province15,676Albacete province: 15,618 countAlbacete province15,618Burgos province: 13,970 countBurgos province13,970Salamanca province: 12,695 countSalamanca province12,695Guadalajara province: 12,673 countGuadalajara province12,673La Rioja province: 12,152 countLa Rioja province12,152Cáceres province: 11,615 countCáceres province11,615Ourense province: 9,624 countOurense province9,624Lugo province: 9,155 countLugo province9,155Huesca province: 7,987 countHuesca province7,987Cuenca province: 7,394 countCuenca province7,394Ávila province: 6,235 countÁvila province6,235Segovia province: 5,950 countSegovia province5,950Zamora province: 5,477 countZamora province5,477Palencia province: 4,915 countPalencia province4,915Melilla province: 4,357 countMelilla province4,357Teruel province: 3,979 countTeruel province3,979Soria province: 3,715 countSoria province3,715Ceuta province: 3,541 countCeuta province3,541Madrid province: 411,782 countMadrid province411,782Barcelona province: 392,698 countBarcelona province392,698Valencia province: 152,856 countValencia province152,856Alicante province: 105,373 countAlicante province105,373Seville province: 102,860 countSeville province102,860Málaga province: 99,025 countMálaga province99,025Balearic Islands province: 78,509 countBalearic Islands province78,509Murcia province: 74,194 countMurcia province74,194Cádiz province: 59,907 countCádiz province59,907Biscay province: 59,227 countBiscay province59,227Las Palmas province: 56,626 countLas Palmas province56,626Girona province: 48,223 countGirona province48,223Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 47,596 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province47,596Tarragona province: 46,897 countTarragona province46,897A Coruña province: 42,111 countA Coruña province42,111Granada province: 41,752 countGranada province41,752Zaragoza province: 38,899 countZaragoza province38,899Navarre province: 35,094 countNavarre province35,094Pontevedra province: 33,910 countPontevedra province33,910Asturias province: 33,888 countAsturias province33,888Almería province: 33,291 countAlmería province33,291Gipuzkoa province: 32,920 countGipuzkoa province32,920Toledo province: 32,325 countToledo province32,325Córdoba province: 31,810 countCórdoba province31,810Castellón province: 29,150 countCastellón province29,150Cantabria province: 24,212 countCantabria province24,212Badajoz province: 23,654 countBadajoz province23,654Huelva province: 23,463 countHuelva province23,463Lleida province: 22,354 countLleida province22,354Jaén province: 21,073 countJaén province21,073Valladolid province: 20,040 countValladolid province20,040León province: 16,827 countLeón province16,827Ciudad Real province: 15,698 countCiudad Real province15,698Álava province: 15,676 countÁlava province15,676Albacete province: 15,618 countAlbacete province15,618Burgos province: 13,970 countBurgos province13,970Salamanca province: 12,695 countSalamanca province12,695Guadalajara province: 12,673 countGuadalajara province12,673La Rioja province: 12,152 countLa Rioja province12,152Cáceres province: 11,615 countCáceres province11,615Ourense province: 9,624 countOurense province9,624Lugo province: 9,155 countLugo province9,155Huesca province: 7,987 countHuesca province7,987Cuenca province: 7,394 countCuenca province7,394Ávila province: 6,235 countÁvila province6,235Segovia province: 5,950 countSegovia province5,950Zamora province: 5,477 countZamora province5,477Palencia province: 4,915 countPalencia province4,915Melilla province: 4,357 countMelilla province4,357Teruel province: 3,979 countTeruel province3,979Soria province: 3,715 countSoria province3,715Ceuta province: 3,541 countCeuta province3,541
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
count		Change on 2022
1Madrid province411,782+2.5%
2Barcelona province392,698+8.1%
3Valencia province152,856+6.9%
4Alicante province105,373+11.7%
5Seville province102,860+9.3%
6Málaga province99,025+7.9%
7Balearic Islands province78,509+3.3%
8Murcia province74,194+8%
9Cádiz province59,907+6.5%
10Biscay province59,227+0.9%
11Las Palmas province56,626+7.2%
12Girona province48,223+2%
13Santa Cruz de Tenerife province47,596+11.6%
14Tarragona province46,897+9.2%
15A Coruña province42,111-1.3%
16Granada province41,752+11.6%
17Zaragoza province38,899+5.2%
18Navarre province35,094+5%
19Pontevedra province33,910-2%
20Asturias province33,888+5.6%
21Almería province33,291+11.3%
22Gipuzkoa province32,920+13.5%
23Toledo province32,325+4.7%
24Córdoba province31,810+11.8%
25Castellón province29,150+13.4%
26Cantabria province24,212+2.1%
27Badajoz province23,654+10.8%
28Huelva province23,463+9.9%
29Lleida province22,354+3.4%
30Jaén province21,073+6.1%
31Valladolid province20,040-1.2%
32León province16,827+2.1%
33Ciudad Real province15,698-1.3%
34Álava province15,676+11.7%
35Albacete province15,618+2.1%
36Burgos province13,970+4.8%
37Salamanca province12,695+2.9%
38Guadalajara province12,673+8%
39La Rioja province12,152+3.4%
40Cáceres province11,615+8%
41Ourense province9,624+2.8%
42Lugo province9,155+10.7%
43Huesca province7,987+8.9%
44Cuenca province7,394+5.1%
45Ávila province6,235+18.2%
46Segovia province5,950+10.7%
47Zamora province5,477+1.8%
48Palencia province4,915-1.3%
49Melilla province4,357+1.1%
50Teruel province3,979+11.2%
51Soria province3,715+9.2%
52Ceuta province3,541-2.6%

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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

Harvard

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), 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 411,782 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta province, with 3,541 in 2023.

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