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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 2019, at 489,265. Ceuta had the lowest, at 4,746. The median was 70,308 and the figure for Spain was 2.2 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest489,265Catalonia
Lowest4,746Ceuta
Median70,30819 autonomous communities
Spain2,199,475History

Map of autonomous communities, 2019

Andalusia: 339,321 countAragon: 42,583 countAsturias: 27,163 countBalearic Islands: 77,662 countCanary Islands: 95,639 countCantabria: 18,073 countCastile and León: 76,363 countCastilla-La Mancha: 70,308 countCatalonia: 489,265 countValencian Community: 232,549 countExtremadura: 27,591 countGalicia: 80,024 countCommunity of Madrid: 407,736 countRegion of Murcia: 57,099 countNavarre: 29,170 countBasque Country: 94,536 countLa Rioja: 8,750 countCeuta: 4,746 countMelilla: 5,582 count
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  • 24K to 45K
  • 45K to 77K
  • 77K to 150K
  • 150K and over
count, 2019. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2019

Catalonia: 489,265 countCatalonia489,265Community of Madrid: 407,736 countCommunity of Madrid407,736Andalusia: 339,321 countAndalusia339,321Valencian Community: 232,549 countValencian Community232,549Canary Islands: 95,639 countCanary Islands95,639Basque Country: 94,536 countBasque Country94,536Galicia: 80,024 countGalicia80,024Balearic Islands: 77,662 countBalearic Islands77,662Castile and León: 76,363 countCastile and León76,363Castilla-La Mancha: 70,308 countCastilla-La Mancha70,308Region of Murcia: 57,099 countRegion of Murcia57,099Aragon: 42,583 countAragon42,583Navarre: 29,170 countNavarre29,170Extremadura: 27,591 countExtremadura27,591Asturias: 27,163 countAsturias27,163Cantabria: 18,073 countCantabria18,073La Rioja: 8,750 countLa Rioja8,750Melilla: 5,582 countMelilla5,582Ceuta: 4,746 countCeuta4,746Catalonia: 489,265 countCatalonia489,265Community of Madrid: 407,736 countCommunity of Madrid407,736Andalusia: 339,321 countAndalusia339,321Valencian Community: 232,549 countValencian Community232,549Canary Islands: 95,639 countCanary Islands95,639Basque Country: 94,536 countBasque Country94,536Galicia: 80,024 countGalicia80,024Balearic Islands: 77,662 countBalearic Islands77,662Castile and León: 76,363 countCastile and León76,363Castilla-La Mancha: 70,308 countCastilla-La Mancha70,308Region of Murcia: 57,099 countRegion of Murcia57,099Aragon: 42,583 countAragon42,583Navarre: 29,170 countNavarre29,170Extremadura: 27,591 countExtremadura27,591Asturias: 27,163 countAsturias27,163Cantabria: 18,073 countCantabria18,073La Rioja: 8,750 countLa Rioja8,750Melilla: 5,582 countMelilla5,582Ceuta: 4,746 countCeuta4,746
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Catalonia489,265+3.8%
2Community of Madrid407,736+4.6%
3Andalusia339,321+1.3%
4Valencian Community232,549+0.4%
5Canary Islands95,639+5.5%
6Basque Country94,536+4.7%
7Galicia80,024+1.9%
8Balearic Islands77,662+5.4%
9Castile and León76,363+2%
10Castilla-La Mancha70,308+2.9%
11Region of Murcia57,099+3.1%
12Aragon42,583+5.5%
13Navarre29,170+7%
14Extremadura27,591+2.9%
15Asturias27,163+2.8%
16Cantabria18,073+2.3%
17La Rioja8,750+5.8%
18Melilla5,582+1.7%
19Ceuta4,746+0.5%

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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), 2019) [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), 2019. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 15 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions?period=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catalonia, with 489,265 in 2019, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 4,746 in 2019.

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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