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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 2020, at 353,052. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,648. The median was 59,750 and the figure for Spain was 1.77 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest353,052Catalonia
Lowest3,648Ceuta
Median59,75019 autonomous communities
Spain1,766,779History

Map of autonomous communities, 2020

Andalusia: 287,594 countAragon: 36,024 countAsturias: 24,324 countBalearic Islands: 59,750 countCanary Islands: 83,635 countCantabria: 16,585 countCastile and León: 65,025 countCastilla-La Mancha: 61,908 countCatalonia: 353,052 countValencian Community: 193,222 countExtremadura: 25,041 countGalicia: 73,344 countCommunity of Madrid: 310,194 countRegion of Murcia: 50,969 countNavarre: 23,596 countBasque Country: 77,176 countLa Rioja: 7,827 countCeuta: 3,648 countMelilla: 4,470 count
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  • 21K to 39K
  • 39K to 64K
  • 64K to 130K
  • 130K and over
count, 2020. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2020

Catalonia: 353,052 countCatalonia353,052Community of Madrid: 310,194 countCommunity of Madrid310,194Andalusia: 287,594 countAndalusia287,594Valencian Community: 193,222 countValencian Community193,222Canary Islands: 83,635 countCanary Islands83,635Basque Country: 77,176 countBasque Country77,176Galicia: 73,344 countGalicia73,344Castile and León: 65,025 countCastile and León65,025Castilla-La Mancha: 61,908 countCastilla-La Mancha61,908Balearic Islands: 59,750 countBalearic Islands59,750Region of Murcia: 50,969 countRegion of Murcia50,969Aragon: 36,024 countAragon36,024Extremadura: 25,041 countExtremadura25,041Asturias: 24,324 countAsturias24,324Navarre: 23,596 countNavarre23,596Cantabria: 16,585 countCantabria16,585La Rioja: 7,827 countLa Rioja7,827Melilla: 4,470 countMelilla4,470Ceuta: 3,648 countCeuta3,648Catalonia: 353,052 countCatalonia353,052Community of Madrid: 310,194 countCommunity of Madrid310,194Andalusia: 287,594 countAndalusia287,594Valencian Community: 193,222 countValencian Community193,222Canary Islands: 83,635 countCanary Islands83,635Basque Country: 77,176 countBasque Country77,176Galicia: 73,344 countGalicia73,344Castile and León: 65,025 countCastile and León65,025Castilla-La Mancha: 61,908 countCastilla-La Mancha61,908Balearic Islands: 59,750 countBalearic Islands59,750Region of Murcia: 50,969 countRegion of Murcia50,969Aragon: 36,024 countAragon36,024Extremadura: 25,041 countExtremadura25,041Asturias: 24,324 countAsturias24,324Navarre: 23,596 countNavarre23,596Cantabria: 16,585 countCantabria16,585La Rioja: 7,827 countLa Rioja7,827Melilla: 4,470 countMelilla4,470Ceuta: 3,648 countCeuta3,648
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Catalonia353,052-27.8%
2Community of Madrid310,194-23.9%
3Andalusia287,594-15.2%
4Valencian Community193,222-16.9%
5Canary Islands83,635-12.6%
6Basque Country77,176-18.4%
7Galicia73,344-8.3%
8Castile and León65,025-14.8%
9Castilla-La Mancha61,908-11.9%
10Balearic Islands59,750-23.1%
11Region of Murcia50,969-10.7%
12Aragon36,024-15.4%
13Extremadura25,041-9.2%
14Asturias24,324-10.5%
15Navarre23,596-19.1%
16Cantabria16,585-8.2%
17La Rioja7,827-10.5%
18Melilla4,470-19.9%
19Ceuta3,648-23.1%

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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 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), 2020) [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), 2020. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 23 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions?period=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Catalonia, with 353,052 in 2020, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 3,648 in 2020.

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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