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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 2017, at 422,286. Ceuta had the lowest, at 4,503. The median was 64,006 and the figure for Spain was 2.05 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest422,286Catalonia
Lowest4,503Ceuta
Median64,00619 autonomous communities
Spain2,045,784History

Map of autonomous communities, 2017

Andalusia: 334,331 countAragon: 37,878 countAsturias: 25,652 countBalearic Islands: 72,157 countCanary Islands: 91,359 countCantabria: 17,440 countCastile and León: 71,874 countCastilla-La Mancha: 64,006 countCatalonia: 422,286 countValencian Community: 227,102 countExtremadura: 26,411 countGalicia: 74,174 countCommunity of Madrid: 381,242 countRegion of Murcia: 52,690 countNavarre: 24,827 countBasque Country: 83,687 countLa Rioja: 7,877 countCeuta: 4,503 countMelilla: 4,744 count
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  • 22K to 41K
  • 41K to 72K
  • 72K to 150K
  • 150K and over
count, 2017. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2017

Catalonia: 422,286 countCatalonia422,286Community of Madrid: 381,242 countCommunity of Madrid381,242Andalusia: 334,331 countAndalusia334,331Valencian Community: 227,102 countValencian Community227,102Canary Islands: 91,359 countCanary Islands91,359Basque Country: 83,687 countBasque Country83,687Galicia: 74,174 countGalicia74,174Balearic Islands: 72,157 countBalearic Islands72,157Castile and León: 71,874 countCastile and León71,874Castilla-La Mancha: 64,006 countCastilla-La Mancha64,006Region of Murcia: 52,690 countRegion of Murcia52,690Aragon: 37,878 countAragon37,878Extremadura: 26,411 countExtremadura26,411Asturias: 25,652 countAsturias25,652Navarre: 24,827 countNavarre24,827Cantabria: 17,440 countCantabria17,440La Rioja: 7,877 countLa Rioja7,877Melilla: 4,744 countMelilla4,744Ceuta: 4,503 countCeuta4,503Catalonia: 422,286 countCatalonia422,286Community of Madrid: 381,242 countCommunity of Madrid381,242Andalusia: 334,331 countAndalusia334,331Valencian Community: 227,102 countValencian Community227,102Canary Islands: 91,359 countCanary Islands91,359Basque Country: 83,687 countBasque Country83,687Galicia: 74,174 countGalicia74,174Balearic Islands: 72,157 countBalearic Islands72,157Castile and León: 71,874 countCastile and León71,874Castilla-La Mancha: 64,006 countCastilla-La Mancha64,006Region of Murcia: 52,690 countRegion of Murcia52,690Aragon: 37,878 countAragon37,878Extremadura: 26,411 countExtremadura26,411Asturias: 25,652 countAsturias25,652Navarre: 24,827 countNavarre24,827Cantabria: 17,440 countCantabria17,440La Rioja: 7,877 countLa Rioja7,877Melilla: 4,744 countMelilla4,744Ceuta: 4,503 countCeuta4,503
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Catalonia422,286+4.5%
2Community of Madrid381,242+2.1%
3Andalusia334,331+0.8%
4Valencian Community227,102-1.3%
5Canary Islands91,359+2.9%
6Basque Country83,687+1.1%
7Galicia74,174-0.3%
8Balearic Islands72,157+5.9%
9Castile and León71,874-0.2%
10Castilla-La Mancha64,006+0.7%
11Region of Murcia52,690+2.7%
12Aragon37,878-0.7%
13Extremadura26,411+0.5%
14Asturias25,652-1.7%
15Navarre24,827-3.4%
16Cantabria17,440+2.6%
17La Rioja7,877-1.5%
18Melilla4,744-1.8%
19Ceuta4,503-2.8%

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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 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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APA 7

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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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-regions?period=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catalonia, with 422,286 in 2017, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 4,503 in 2017.

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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