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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 2024, at 399,088. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 3,538. The median was 24,104 and the figure for Spain was 2.45 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest399,088Madrid province
Lowest3,538Ceuta province
Median24,10452 provinces
Spain2,454,206History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 16,218 countAlbacete province: 15,349 countAlicante province: 104,635 countAlmería province: 34,117 countÁvila province: 6,705 countBadajoz province: 23,416 countBalearic Islands province: 80,369 countBarcelona province: 389,085 countBurgos province: 13,945 countCáceres province: 11,233 countCádiz province: 56,918 countCastellón province: 28,794 countCiudad Real province: 15,497 countCórdoba province: 31,187 countA Coruña province: 42,670 countCuenca province: 6,837 countGirona province: 50,282 countGranada province: 40,924 countGuadalajara province: 12,233 countGipuzkoa province: 33,425 countHuelva province: 23,160 countHuesca province: 8,711 countJaén province: 20,369 countLeón province: 17,021 countLleida province: 22,932 countLa Rioja province: 11,939 countLugo province: 9,365 countMadrid province: 399,088 countMálaga province: 102,232 countMurcia province: 74,579 countNavarre province: 35,872 countOurense province: 9,426 countAsturias province: 34,312 countPalencia province: 5,186 countLas Palmas province: 55,912 countPontevedra province: 33,794 countSalamanca province: 12,128 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 51,073 countCantabria province: 24,792 countSegovia province: 6,301 countSeville province: 100,401 countSoria province: 3,559 countTarragona province: 48,200 countTeruel province: 4,003 countToledo province: 33,491 countValencia province: 149,985 countValladolid province: 20,874 countBiscay province: 58,551 countZamora province: 5,616 countZaragoza province: 40,804 countCeuta province: 3,538 countMelilla province: 4,365 count
  • Under 8,000
  • 8,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 24K
  • 24K to 36K
  • 36K to 58K
  • 58K and over
count, 2024. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Madrid province: 399,088 countMadrid province399,088Barcelona province: 389,085 countBarcelona province389,085Valencia province: 149,985 countValencia province149,985Alicante province: 104,635 countAlicante province104,635Málaga province: 102,232 countMálaga province102,232Seville province: 100,401 countSeville province100,401Balearic Islands province: 80,369 countBalearic Islands province80,369Murcia province: 74,579 countMurcia province74,579Biscay province: 58,551 countBiscay province58,551Cádiz province: 56,918 countCádiz province56,918Las Palmas province: 55,912 countLas Palmas province55,912Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 51,073 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province51,073Girona province: 50,282 countGirona province50,282Tarragona province: 48,200 countTarragona province48,200A Coruña province: 42,670 countA Coruña province42,670Granada province: 40,924 countGranada province40,924Zaragoza province: 40,804 countZaragoza province40,804Navarre province: 35,872 countNavarre province35,872Asturias province: 34,312 countAsturias province34,312Almería province: 34,117 countAlmería province34,117Pontevedra province: 33,794 countPontevedra province33,794Toledo province: 33,491 countToledo province33,491Gipuzkoa province: 33,425 countGipuzkoa province33,425Córdoba province: 31,187 countCórdoba province31,187Castellón province: 28,794 countCastellón province28,794Cantabria province: 24,792 countCantabria province24,792Badajoz province: 23,416 countBadajoz province23,416Huelva province: 23,160 countHuelva province23,160Lleida province: 22,932 countLleida province22,932Valladolid province: 20,874 countValladolid province20,874Jaén province: 20,369 countJaén province20,369León province: 17,021 countLeón province17,021Álava province: 16,218 countÁlava province16,218Ciudad Real province: 15,497 countCiudad Real province15,497Albacete province: 15,349 countAlbacete province15,349Burgos province: 13,945 countBurgos province13,945Guadalajara province: 12,233 countGuadalajara province12,233Salamanca province: 12,128 countSalamanca province12,128La Rioja province: 11,939 countLa Rioja province11,939Cáceres province: 11,233 countCáceres province11,233Ourense province: 9,426 countOurense province9,426Lugo province: 9,365 countLugo province9,365Huesca province: 8,711 countHuesca province8,711Cuenca province: 6,837 countCuenca province6,837Ávila province: 6,705 countÁvila province6,705Segovia province: 6,301 countSegovia province6,301Zamora province: 5,616 countZamora province5,616Palencia province: 5,186 countPalencia province5,186Melilla province: 4,365 countMelilla province4,365Teruel province: 4,003 countTeruel province4,003Soria province: 3,559 countSoria province3,559Ceuta province: 3,538 countCeuta province3,538Madrid province: 399,088 countMadrid province399,088Barcelona province: 389,085 countBarcelona province389,085Valencia province: 149,985 countValencia province149,985Alicante province: 104,635 countAlicante province104,635Málaga province: 102,232 countMálaga province102,232Seville province: 100,401 countSeville province100,401Balearic Islands province: 80,369 countBalearic Islands province80,369Murcia province: 74,579 countMurcia province74,579Biscay province: 58,551 countBiscay province58,551Cádiz province: 56,918 countCádiz province56,918Las Palmas province: 55,912 countLas Palmas province55,912Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 51,073 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province51,073Girona province: 50,282 countGirona province50,282Tarragona province: 48,200 countTarragona province48,200A Coruña province: 42,670 countA Coruña province42,670Granada province: 40,924 countGranada province40,924Zaragoza province: 40,804 countZaragoza province40,804Navarre province: 35,872 countNavarre province35,872Asturias province: 34,312 countAsturias province34,312Almería province: 34,117 countAlmería province34,117Pontevedra province: 33,794 countPontevedra province33,794Toledo province: 33,491 countToledo province33,491Gipuzkoa province: 33,425 countGipuzkoa province33,425Córdoba province: 31,187 countCórdoba province31,187Castellón province: 28,794 countCastellón province28,794Cantabria province: 24,792 countCantabria province24,792Badajoz province: 23,416 countBadajoz province23,416Huelva province: 23,160 countHuelva province23,160Lleida province: 22,932 countLleida province22,932Valladolid province: 20,874 countValladolid province20,874Jaén province: 20,369 countJaén province20,369León province: 17,021 countLeón province17,021Álava province: 16,218 countÁlava province16,218Ciudad Real province: 15,497 countCiudad Real province15,497Albacete province: 15,349 countAlbacete province15,349Burgos province: 13,945 countBurgos province13,945Guadalajara province: 12,233 countGuadalajara province12,233Salamanca province: 12,128 countSalamanca province12,128La Rioja province: 11,939 countLa Rioja province11,939Cáceres province: 11,233 countCáceres province11,233Ourense province: 9,426 countOurense province9,426Lugo province: 9,365 countLugo province9,365Huesca province: 8,711 countHuesca province8,711Cuenca province: 6,837 countCuenca province6,837Ávila province: 6,705 countÁvila province6,705Segovia province: 6,301 countSegovia province6,301Zamora province: 5,616 countZamora province5,616Palencia province: 5,186 countPalencia province5,186Melilla province: 4,365 countMelilla province4,365Teruel province: 4,003 countTeruel province4,003Soria province: 3,559 countSoria province3,559Ceuta province: 3,538 countCeuta province3,538
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
count		Change on 2023
1Madrid province399,088-3.1%
2Barcelona province389,085-0.9%
3Valencia province149,985-1.9%
4Alicante province104,635-0.7%
5Málaga province102,232+3.2%
6Seville province100,401-2.4%
7Balearic Islands province80,369+2.4%
8Murcia province74,579+0.5%
9Biscay province58,551-1.1%
10Cádiz province56,918-5%
11Las Palmas province55,912-1.3%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province51,073+7.3%
13Girona province50,282+4.3%
14Tarragona province48,200+2.8%
15A Coruña province42,670+1.3%
16Granada province40,924-2%
17Zaragoza province40,804+4.9%
18Navarre province35,872+2.2%
19Asturias province34,312+1.3%
20Almería province34,117+2.5%
21Pontevedra province33,794-0.3%
22Toledo province33,491+3.6%
23Gipuzkoa province33,425+1.5%
24Córdoba province31,187-2%
25Castellón province28,794-1.2%
26Cantabria province24,792+2.4%
27Badajoz province23,416-1%
28Huelva province23,160-1.3%
29Lleida province22,932+2.6%
30Valladolid province20,874+4.2%
31Jaén province20,369-3.3%
32León province17,021+1.2%
33Álava province16,218+3.5%
34Ciudad Real province15,497-1.3%
35Albacete province15,349-1.7%
36Burgos province13,945-0.2%
37Guadalajara province12,233-3.5%
38Salamanca province12,128-4.5%
39La Rioja province11,939-1.8%
40Cáceres province11,233-3.3%
41Ourense province9,426-2.1%
42Lugo province9,365+2.3%
43Huesca province8,711+9.1%
44Cuenca province6,837-7.5%
45Ávila province6,705+7.5%
46Segovia province6,301+5.9%
47Zamora province5,616+2.5%
48Palencia province5,186+5.5%
49Melilla province4,365+0.2%
50Teruel province4,003+0.6%
51Soria province3,559-4.2%
52Ceuta province3,538-0.1%

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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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024) [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), 2024. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024. 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=2024.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Provinces of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Madrid province, with 399,088 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta province, with 3,538 in 2024.

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