Municipalities in Alicante province by sexual offences (Spain), 2025

Alacant/Alicante had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 26 municipalities in 2025, at 309. Petrer had the lowest, at 7. The median was 16 and the figure for Alicante province was 1,088. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Lowest7Petrer
Median1626 municipalities
Alicante province1,088History

All municipalities, 2025

Alacant/Alicante: 309 countAlacant/Alicante309Elx/Elche: 112 countElx/Elche112Torrevieja: 87 countTorrevieja87Benidorm: 62 countBenidorm62Orihuela: 43 countOrihuela43Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 37 countSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicen…37Alcoi/Alcoy: 25 countAlcoi/Alcoy25Santa Pola: 25 countSanta Pola25Dénia: 24 countDénia24Pilar de la Horadada: 19 countPilar de la Horadada19Villena: 18 countVillena18Crevillent: 17 countCrevillent17la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 16 countla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa16Altea: 15 countAltea15Calp: 15 countCalp15Xàbia/Jávea: 13 countXàbia/Jávea13el Campello: 12 countel Campello12Elda: 12 countElda12Almoradí: 10 countAlmoradí10Novelda: 10 countNovelda10l'Alfàs del Pi: 9 countl'Alfàs del Pi9Mutxamel: 9 countMutxamel9Sant Joan d'Alacant: 9 countSant Joan d'Alacant9Aspe: 8 countAspe8Ibi: 7 countIbi7Petrer: 7 countPetrer7Alacant/Alicante: 309 countAlacant/Alicante309Elx/Elche: 112 countElx/Elche112Torrevieja: 87 countTorrevieja87Benidorm: 62 countBenidorm62Orihuela: 43 countOrihuela43Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig: 37 countSant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig37Alcoi/Alcoy: 25 countAlcoi/Alcoy25Santa Pola: 25 countSanta Pola25Dénia: 24 countDénia24Pilar de la Horadada: 19 countPilar de la Horadada19Villena: 18 countVillena18Crevillent: 17 countCrevillent17la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa: 16 countla Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa16Altea: 15 countAltea15Calp: 15 countCalp15Xàbia/Jávea: 13 countXàbia/Jávea13el Campello: 12 countel Campello12Elda: 12 countElda12Almoradí: 10 countAlmoradí10Novelda: 10 countNovelda10l'Alfàs del Pi: 9 countl'Alfàs del Pi9Mutxamel: 9 countMutxamel9Sant Joan d'Alacant: 9 countSant Joan d'Alacant9Aspe: 8 countAspe8Ibi: 7 countIbi7Petrer: 7 countPetrer7
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2025
count
Change on 2024
1Alacant/Alicante Provisional309+26.1%
2Elx/Elche Provisional112-14.5%
3Torrevieja Provisional87+8.8%
4Benidorm Provisional62+26.5%
5Orihuela Provisional43+53.6%
6Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig Provisional37-14%
7Alcoi/Alcoy Provisional25+56.3%
7Santa Pola Provisional25-7.4%
9Dénia Provisional240%
10Pilar de la Horadada Provisional19+90%
11Villena Provisional18+350%
12Crevillent Provisional17-29.2%
13la Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa Provisional16+33.3%
14Altea Provisional15+114.3%
14Calp Provisional15-34.8%
16Xàbia/Jávea Provisional130%
17el Campello Provisional12+33.3%
17Elda Provisional12-14.3%
19Almoradí Provisional10-28.6%
19Novelda Provisional10-23.1%
21l'Alfàs del Pi Provisional9-35.7%
21Mutxamel Provisional9-10%
21Sant Joan d'Alacant Provisional9-35.7%
24Aspe Provisional8+100%
25Ibi Provisional7-12.5%
25Petrer Provisional70%

Other periods

About this ranking

Offences against sexual freedom known to the police during the year, including sexual assault with penetration.

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.

Called offences against sexual freedom and indemnity (libertad e indemnidad sexual) until the 2022 reform of the Criminal Code; the category is the same chapter of the code. Not comparable with police_recorded_sexual_violence_rate (Eurostat, ICCS definitions). 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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. 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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual (Municipalities in Alicante province by sexual offences (Spain), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Municipalities in Alicante province by sexual offences (Spain), 2025. 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/sexual-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Municipalities in Alicante province by sexual offences (Spain), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Municipalities in Alicante province by sexual offences (Spain), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/alicante-province-municipalities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which municipality has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Alacant/Alicante, with 309 in 2025, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which municipality has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Petrer, with 7 in 2025.

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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: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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