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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 2022, at 475,031. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,635. The median was 75,982 and the figure for Spain was 2.32 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest475,031Catalonia
Lowest3,635Ceuta
Median75,98219 autonomous communities
Spain2,323,075History

Map of autonomous communities, 2022

Andalusia: 379,133 countAragon: 47,889 countAsturias: 32,093 countBalearic Islands: 75,982 countCanary Islands: 95,451 countCantabria: 23,709 countCastile and León: 86,844 countCastilla-La Mancha: 80,842 countCatalonia: 475,031 countValencian Community: 262,971 countExtremadura: 32,093 countGalicia: 94,904 countCommunity of Madrid: 401,924 countRegion of Murcia: 68,717 countNavarre: 33,409 countBasque Country: 101,756 countLa Rioja: 11,754 countCeuta: 3,635 countMelilla: 4,309 count
  • Under 29K
  • 29K to 52K
  • 52K to 86K
  • 86K to 170K
  • 170K and over
count, 2022. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2022

Catalonia: 475,031 countCatalonia475,031Community of Madrid: 401,924 countCommunity of Madrid401,924Andalusia: 379,133 countAndalusia379,133Valencian Community: 262,971 countValencian Community262,971Basque Country: 101,756 countBasque Country101,756Canary Islands: 95,451 countCanary Islands95,451Galicia: 94,904 countGalicia94,904Castile and León: 86,844 countCastile and León86,844Castilla-La Mancha: 80,842 countCastilla-La Mancha80,842Balearic Islands: 75,982 countBalearic Islands75,982Region of Murcia: 68,717 countRegion of Murcia68,717Aragon: 47,889 countAragon47,889Navarre: 33,409 countNavarre33,409Asturias: 32,093 countAsturias32,093Extremadura: 32,093 countExtremadura32,093Cantabria: 23,709 countCantabria23,709La Rioja: 11,754 countLa Rioja11,754Melilla: 4,309 countMelilla4,309Ceuta: 3,635 countCeuta3,635Catalonia: 475,031 countCatalonia475,031Community of Madrid: 401,924 countCommunity of Madrid401,924Andalusia: 379,133 countAndalusia379,133Valencian Community: 262,971 countValencian Community262,971Basque Country: 101,756 countBasque Country101,756Canary Islands: 95,451 countCanary Islands95,451Galicia: 94,904 countGalicia94,904Castile and León: 86,844 countCastile and León86,844Castilla-La Mancha: 80,842 countCastilla-La Mancha80,842Balearic Islands: 75,982 countBalearic Islands75,982Region of Murcia: 68,717 countRegion of Murcia68,717Aragon: 47,889 countAragon47,889Navarre: 33,409 countNavarre33,409Asturias: 32,093 countAsturias32,093Extremadura: 32,093 countExtremadura32,093Cantabria: 23,709 countCantabria23,709La Rioja: 11,754 countLa Rioja11,754Melilla: 4,309 countMelilla4,309Ceuta: 3,635 countCeuta3,635
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Catalonia475,031+21.7%
2Community of Madrid401,924+16.2%
3Andalusia379,133+20.4%
4Valencian Community262,971+16.7%
5Basque Country101,756+20%
6Canary Islands95,451+17.5%
7Galicia94,904+7.5%
8Castile and León86,844+17.3%
9Castilla-La Mancha80,842+19.9%
10Balearic Islands75,982+24.5%
11Region of Murcia68,717+18.5%
12Aragon47,889+14.6%
13Navarre33,409+25%
14Asturias32,093+21.8%
14Extremadura32,093+17.7%
16Cantabria23,709+19.2%
17La Rioja11,754+29%
18Melilla4,309+4.7%
19Ceuta3,635-7.2%

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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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

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

Catalonia, with 475,031 in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 3,635 in 2022.

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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