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Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 19 autonomous communities in 2016, at 403,928. Ceuta had the lowest, at 4,633. The median was 63,579 and the figure for Spain was 2.01 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest403,928Catalonia
Lowest4,633Ceuta
Median63,57919 autonomous communities
Spain2,009,690History

Map of autonomous communities, 2016

Andalusia: 331,836 countAragon: 38,146 countAsturias: 26,093 countBalearic Islands: 68,160 countCanary Islands: 88,782 countCantabria: 17,002 countCastile and León: 72,037 countCastilla-La Mancha: 63,579 countCatalonia: 403,928 countValencian Community: 230,209 countExtremadura: 26,286 countGalicia: 74,405 countCommunity of Madrid: 373,402 countRegion of Murcia: 51,309 countNavarre: 25,704 countBasque Country: 82,809 countLa Rioja: 7,997 countCeuta: 4,633 countMelilla: 4,832 count
  • Under 22K
  • 22K to 41K
  • 41K to 71K
  • 71K to 150K
  • 150K and over
count, 2016. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2016

Catalonia: 403,928 countCatalonia403,928Community of Madrid: 373,402 countCommunity of Madrid373,402Andalusia: 331,836 countAndalusia331,836Valencian Community: 230,209 countValencian Community230,209Canary Islands: 88,782 countCanary Islands88,782Basque Country: 82,809 countBasque Country82,809Galicia: 74,405 countGalicia74,405Castile and León: 72,037 countCastile and León72,037Balearic Islands: 68,160 countBalearic Islands68,160Castilla-La Mancha: 63,579 countCastilla-La Mancha63,579Region of Murcia: 51,309 countRegion of Murcia51,309Aragon: 38,146 countAragon38,146Extremadura: 26,286 countExtremadura26,286Asturias: 26,093 countAsturias26,093Navarre: 25,704 countNavarre25,704Cantabria: 17,002 countCantabria17,002La Rioja: 7,997 countLa Rioja7,997Melilla: 4,832 countMelilla4,832Ceuta: 4,633 countCeuta4,633Catalonia: 403,928 countCatalonia403,928Community of Madrid: 373,402 countCommunity of Madrid373,402Andalusia: 331,836 countAndalusia331,836Valencian Community: 230,209 countValencian Community230,209Canary Islands: 88,782 countCanary Islands88,782Basque Country: 82,809 countBasque Country82,809Galicia: 74,405 countGalicia74,405Castile and León: 72,037 countCastile and León72,037Balearic Islands: 68,160 countBalearic Islands68,160Castilla-La Mancha: 63,579 countCastilla-La Mancha63,579Region of Murcia: 51,309 countRegion of Murcia51,309Aragon: 38,146 countAragon38,146Extremadura: 26,286 countExtremadura26,286Asturias: 26,093 countAsturias26,093Navarre: 25,704 countNavarre25,704Cantabria: 17,002 countCantabria17,002La Rioja: 7,997 countLa Rioja7,997Melilla: 4,832 countMelilla4,832Ceuta: 4,633 countCeuta4,633
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2016
count
1Catalonia403,928
2Community of Madrid373,402
3Andalusia331,836
4Valencian Community230,209
5Canary Islands88,782
6Basque Country82,809
7Galicia74,405
8Castile and León72,037
9Balearic Islands68,160
10Castilla-La Mancha63,579
11Region of Murcia51,309
12Aragon38,146
13Extremadura26,286
14Asturias26,093
15Navarre25,704
16Cantabria17,002
17La Rioja7,997
18Melilla4,832
19Ceuta4,633

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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016) [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), 2016. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 2 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016. 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?period=2016.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

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

Catalonia, with 403,928 in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 4,633 in 2016.

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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