Municipalities in Valencia province by known criminal offences (Spain)

València had the highest known criminal offences (Spain) of 32 municipalities in 2023, at 65,296. Puçol had the lowest, at 778. The median was 1,299 and the figure for Valencia province was 152,856. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest65,296València
Lowest778Puçol
Median1,29932 municipalities
Valencia province152,856History

All municipalities, 2023

València: 65,296 countValència65,296Gandia: 4,827 countGandia4,827Torrent: 3,879 countTorrent3,879Paterna: 3,426 countPaterna3,426Sagunt/Sagunto: 3,409 countSagunt/Sagunto3,409Cullera: 2,874 countCullera2,874Alzira: 2,724 countAlzira2,724Aldaia: 2,118 countAldaia2,118Sueca: 1,810 countSueca1,810Alfafar: 1,764 countAlfafar1,764Alboraia/Alboraya: 1,718 countAlboraia/Alboraya1,718Mislata: 1,684 countMislata1,684Burjassot: 1,482 countBurjassot1,482Riba-roja de Túria: 1,441 countRiba-roja de Túria1,441Manises: 1,352 countManises1,352Xàtiva: 1,320 countXàtiva1,320Llíria: 1,278 countLlíria1,278Xirivella: 1,268 countXirivella1,268Quart de Poblet: 1,266 countQuart de Poblet1,266Oliva: 1,241 countOliva1,241Algemesí: 1,196 countAlgemesí1,196Ontinyent: 1,130 countOntinyent1,130Carcaixent: 1,123 countCarcaixent1,123Requena: 1,121 countRequena1,121Catarroja: 1,108 countCatarroja1,108Picassent: 1,084 countPicassent1,084la Pobla de Vallbona: 1,025 countla Pobla de Vallbona1,025Bétera: 1,011 countBétera1,011Montcada/Moncada: 952 countMontcada/Moncada952Alaquàs: 894 countAlaquàs894Paiporta: 810 countPaiporta810Puçol: 778 countPuçol778València: 65,296 countValència65,296Gandia: 4,827 countGandia4,827Torrent: 3,879 countTorrent3,879Paterna: 3,426 countPaterna3,426Sagunt/Sagunto: 3,409 countSagunt/Sagunto3,409Cullera: 2,874 countCullera2,874Alzira: 2,724 countAlzira2,724Aldaia: 2,118 countAldaia2,118Sueca: 1,810 countSueca1,810Alfafar: 1,764 countAlfafar1,764Alboraia/Alboraya: 1,718 countAlboraia/Alboraya1,718Mislata: 1,684 countMislata1,684Burjassot: 1,482 countBurjassot1,482Riba-roja de Túria: 1,441 countRiba-roja de Túria1,441Manises: 1,352 countManises1,352Xàtiva: 1,320 countXàtiva1,320Llíria: 1,278 countLlíria1,278Xirivella: 1,268 countXirivella1,268Quart de Poblet: 1,266 countQuart de Poblet1,266Oliva: 1,241 countOliva1,241Algemesí: 1,196 countAlgemesí1,196Ontinyent: 1,130 countOntinyent1,130Carcaixent: 1,123 countCarcaixent1,123Requena: 1,121 countRequena1,121Catarroja: 1,108 countCatarroja1,108Picassent: 1,084 countPicassent1,084la Pobla de Vallbona: 1,025 countla Pobla de Vallbona1,025Bétera: 1,011 countBétera1,011Montcada/Moncada: 952 countMontcada/Moncada952Alaquàs: 894 countAlaquàs894Paiporta: 810 countPaiporta810Puçol: 778 countPuçol778
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2023
count
1València65,296
2Gandia4,827
3Torrent3,879
4Paterna3,426
5Sagunt/Sagunto3,409
6Cullera2,874
7Alzira2,724
8Aldaia2,118
9Sueca1,810
10Alfafar1,764
11Alboraia/Alboraya1,718
12Mislata1,684
13Burjassot1,482
14Riba-roja de Túria1,441
15Manises1,352
16Xàtiva1,320
17Llíria1,278
18Xirivella1,268
19Quart de Poblet1,266
20Oliva1,241
21Algemesí1,196
22Ontinyent1,130
23Carcaixent1,123
24Requena1,121
25Catarroja1,108
26Picassent1,084
27la Pobla de Vallbona1,025
28Bétera1,011
29Montcada/Moncada952
30Alaquàs894
31Paiporta810
32Puçol778

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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 municipalities are compared on one definition. 1 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 (Municipalities in Valencia province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023) [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, Municipalities in Valencia province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023. 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/valencia-province-municipalities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales. Municipalities in Valencia province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023. 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/valencia-province-municipalities?period=2023.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: total infracciones penales, Municipalities in Valencia province by known criminal offences (Spain), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/known-criminal-offences-spain/valencia-province-municipalities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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