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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 2024, at 510,499. Ceuta had the lowest, at 3,538. The median was 80,369 and the figure for Spain was 2.45 million. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest510,499Catalonia
Lowest3,538Ceuta
Median80,36919 autonomous communities
Spain2,454,206History

Map of autonomous communities, 2024

Andalusia: 409,308 countAragon: 53,518 countAsturias: 34,312 countBalearic Islands: 80,369 countCanary Islands: 106,985 countCantabria: 24,792 countCastile and León: 91,335 countCastilla-La Mancha: 83,407 countCatalonia: 510,499 countValencian Community: 283,414 countExtremadura: 34,649 countGalicia: 95,255 countCommunity of Madrid: 399,088 countRegion of Murcia: 74,579 countNavarre: 35,872 countBasque Country: 108,194 countLa Rioja: 11,939 countCeuta: 3,538 countMelilla: 4,365 count
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count, 2024. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2024

Catalonia: 510,499 countCatalonia510,499Andalusia: 409,308 countAndalusia409,308Community of Madrid: 399,088 countCommunity of Madrid399,088Valencian Community: 283,414 countValencian Community283,414Basque Country: 108,194 countBasque Country108,194Canary Islands: 106,985 countCanary Islands106,985Galicia: 95,255 countGalicia95,255Castile and León: 91,335 countCastile and León91,335Castilla-La Mancha: 83,407 countCastilla-La Mancha83,407Balearic Islands: 80,369 countBalearic Islands80,369Region of Murcia: 74,579 countRegion of Murcia74,579Aragon: 53,518 countAragon53,518Navarre: 35,872 countNavarre35,872Extremadura: 34,649 countExtremadura34,649Asturias: 34,312 countAsturias34,312Cantabria: 24,792 countCantabria24,792La Rioja: 11,939 countLa Rioja11,939Melilla: 4,365 countMelilla4,365Ceuta: 3,538 countCeuta3,538Catalonia: 510,499 countCatalonia510,499Andalusia: 409,308 countAndalusia409,308Community of Madrid: 399,088 countCommunity of Madrid399,088Valencian Community: 283,414 countValencian Community283,414Basque Country: 108,194 countBasque Country108,194Canary Islands: 106,985 countCanary Islands106,985Galicia: 95,255 countGalicia95,255Castile and León: 91,335 countCastile and León91,335Castilla-La Mancha: 83,407 countCastilla-La Mancha83,407Balearic Islands: 80,369 countBalearic Islands80,369Region of Murcia: 74,579 countRegion of Murcia74,579Aragon: 53,518 countAragon53,518Navarre: 35,872 countNavarre35,872Extremadura: 34,649 countExtremadura34,649Asturias: 34,312 countAsturias34,312Cantabria: 24,792 countCantabria24,792La Rioja: 11,939 countLa Rioja11,939Melilla: 4,365 countMelilla4,365Ceuta: 3,538 countCeuta3,538
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Catalonia510,499+0.1%
2Andalusia409,308-0.9%
3Community of Madrid399,088-3.1%
4Valencian Community283,414-1.4%
5Basque Country108,194+0.3%
6Canary Islands106,985+2.7%
7Galicia95,255+0.5%
8Castile and León91,335+1.7%
9Castilla-La Mancha83,407-0.4%
10Balearic Islands80,369+2.4%
11Region of Murcia74,579+0.5%
12Aragon53,518+5.2%
13Navarre35,872+2.2%
14Extremadura34,649-1.8%
15Asturias34,312+1.3%
16Cantabria24,792+2.4%
17La Rioja11,939-1.8%
18Melilla4,365+0.2%
19Ceuta3,538-0.1%

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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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales (Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024) [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), 2024. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/spain-regions?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Autonomous communities of Spain by known criminal offences (Spain), 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

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

Catalonia, with 510,499 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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

Ceuta, with 3,538 in 2024.

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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