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Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025

Catalonia had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 19 autonomous communities in 2025, at 495,742. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,588. The median was 84,895 and the figure for Spain was 2.47 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest495,742Catalonia
Lowest3,588Ceuta
Median84,89519 autonomous communities
Spain2,474,156History

Map of autonomous communities, 2025

Andalusia: 416,669 countAragon: 55,995 countAsturias: 36,167 countBalearic Islands: 84,895 countCanary Islands: 110,325 countCantabria: 25,613 countCastile and León: 96,625 countCastilla-La Mancha: 87,351 countCatalonia: 495,742 countValencian Community: 292,745 countExtremadura: 36,345 countGalicia: 96,066 countCommunity of Madrid: 392,168 countRegion of Murcia: 74,320 countNavarre: 35,787 countBasque Country: 109,703 countLa Rioja: 12,026 countCeuta: 3,588 countMelilla: 4,329 count
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  • 180K and over
count, 2025. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2025

Catalonia: 495,742 countCatalonia495,742Andalusia: 416,669 countAndalusia416,669Community of Madrid: 392,168 countCommunity of Madrid392,168Valencian Community: 292,745 countValencian Community292,745Canary Islands: 110,325 countCanary Islands110,325Basque Country: 109,703 countBasque Country109,703Castile and León: 96,625 countCastile and León96,625Galicia: 96,066 countGalicia96,066Castilla-La Mancha: 87,351 countCastilla-La Mancha87,351Balearic Islands: 84,895 countBalearic Islands84,895Region of Murcia: 74,320 countRegion of Murcia74,320Aragon: 55,995 countAragon55,995Extremadura: 36,345 countExtremadura36,345Asturias: 36,167 countAsturias36,167Navarre: 35,787 countNavarre35,787Cantabria: 25,613 countCantabria25,613La Rioja: 12,026 countLa Rioja12,026Melilla: 4,329 countMelilla4,329Ceuta: 3,588 countCeuta3,588Catalonia: 495,742 countCatalonia495,742Andalusia: 416,669 countAndalusia416,669Community of Madrid: 392,168 countCommunity of Madrid392,168Valencian Community: 292,745 countValencian Community292,745Canary Islands: 110,325 countCanary Islands110,325Basque Country: 109,703 countBasque Country109,703Castile and León: 96,625 countCastile and León96,625Galicia: 96,066 countGalicia96,066Castilla-La Mancha: 87,351 countCastilla-La Mancha87,351Balearic Islands: 84,895 countBalearic Islands84,895Region of Murcia: 74,320 countRegion of Murcia74,320Aragon: 55,995 countAragon55,995Extremadura: 36,345 countExtremadura36,345Asturias: 36,167 countAsturias36,167Navarre: 35,787 countNavarre35,787Cantabria: 25,613 countCantabria25,613La Rioja: 12,026 countLa Rioja12,026Melilla: 4,329 countMelilla4,329Ceuta: 3,588 countCeuta3,588
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Catalonia Provisional495,742-2.9%
2Andalusia Provisional416,669+1.8%
3Community of Madrid Provisional392,168-1.7%
4Valencian Community Provisional292,745+3.3%
5Canary Islands Provisional110,325+3.1%
6Basque Country Provisional109,703+1.4%
7Castile and León Provisional96,625+5.8%
8Galicia Provisional96,066+0.9%
9Castilla-La Mancha Provisional87,351+4.7%
10Balearic Islands Provisional84,895+5.6%
11Region of Murcia Provisional74,320-0.3%
12Aragon Provisional55,995+4.6%
13Extremadura Provisional36,345+4.9%
14Asturias Provisional36,167+5.4%
15Navarre Provisional35,787-0.2%
16Cantabria Provisional25,613+3.3%
17La Rioja Provisional12,026+0.7%
18Melilla Provisional4,329-0.8%
19Ceuta Provisional3,588+1.4%

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 autonomous communities 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 (Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025) [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, Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025. 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-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025. 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-regions.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest known criminal offences (Spain)?

Catalonia, with 495,742 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which autonomous community has the lowest known criminal offences (Spain)?

Ceuta, with 3,588 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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