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Municipalities in Catalonia by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 70 municipalities in 2024, at 1,272. Sant Quirze del Vallès had the lowest, at 4. The median was 19 and the figure for Catalonia was 4,404. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest1,272Barcelona
Lowest4Sant Quirze del Vallès
Median1970 municipalities
Catalonia4,404History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

Barcelona: 1,272 countBarcelona1,272L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 198 countL'Hospitalet de Llobregat198Lleida: 128 countLleida128Terrassa: 123 countTerrassa123Badalona: 98 countBadalona98Girona: 88 countGirona88Sabadell: 74 countSabadell74Tarragona: 68 countTarragona68Reus: 67 countReus67Cornellà de Llobregat: 60 countCornellà de Llobregat60Mataró: 58 countMataró58Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 53 countSanta Coloma de Gramenet53Lloret de Mar: 50 countLloret de Mar50Manresa: 44 countManresa44Granollers: 41 countGranollers41Sant Boi de Llobregat: 38 countSant Boi de Llobregat38Salou: 37 countSalou37El Vendrell: 36 countEl Vendrell36Figueres: 36 countFigueres36Castelldefels: 33 countCastelldefels33El Prat de Llobregat: 33 countEl Prat de Llobregat33Sant Adrià de Besòs: 33 countSant Adrià de Besòs33Vic: 32 countVic32Rubí: 29 countRubí29Mollet del Vallès: 28 countMollet del Vallès28Salt: 26 countSalt26Vilafranca del Penedès: 23 countVilafranca del Penedès23Tortosa: 22 countTortosa22Cerdanyola del Vallès: 21 countCerdanyola del Vallès21Calafell: 20 countCalafell20Igualada: 20 countIgualada20Martorell: 20 countMartorell20Sant Cugat del Vallès: 20 countSant Cugat del Vallès20Viladecans: 20 countViladecans20Esplugues de Llobregat: 19 countEsplugues de Llobregat19Gavà: 19 countGavà19Montcada i Reixac: 19 countMontcada i Reixac19Ripollet: 19 countRipollet19Blanes: 18 countBlanes18Calella: 18 countCalella18Barcelona: 1,272 countBarcelona1,272L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 198 countL'Hospitalet de Llobregat198Lleida: 128 countLleida128Terrassa: 123 countTerrassa123Badalona: 98 countBadalona98Girona: 88 countGirona88Sabadell: 74 countSabadell74Tarragona: 68 countTarragona68Reus: 67 countReus67Cornellà de Llobregat: 60 countCornellà de Llobregat60Mataró: 58 countMataró58Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 53 countSanta Coloma de Gramenet53Lloret de Mar: 50 countLloret de Mar50Manresa: 44 countManresa44Granollers: 41 countGranollers41Sant Boi de Llobregat: 38 countSant Boi de Llobregat38Salou: 37 countSalou37El Vendrell: 36 countEl Vendrell36Figueres: 36 countFigueres36Castelldefels: 33 countCastelldefels33El Prat de Llobregat: 33 countEl Prat de Llobregat33Sant Adrià de Besòs: 33 countSant Adrià de Besòs33Vic: 32 countVic32Rubí: 29 countRubí29Mollet del Vallès: 28 countMollet del Vallès28Salt: 26 countSalt26Vilafranca del Penedès: 23 countVilafranca del Penedès23Tortosa: 22 countTortosa22Cerdanyola del Vallès: 21 countCerdanyola del Vallès21Calafell: 20 countCalafell20Igualada: 20 countIgualada20Martorell: 20 countMartorell20Sant Cugat del Vallès: 20 countSant Cugat del Vallès20Viladecans: 20 countViladecans20Esplugues de Llobregat: 19 countEsplugues de Llobregat19Gavà: 19 countGavà19Montcada i Reixac: 19 countMontcada i Reixac19Ripollet: 19 countRipollet19Blanes: 18 countBlanes18Calella: 18 countCalella18
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Barcelona1,272+3.8%
2L'Hospitalet de Llobregat198+4.2%
3Lleida128-1.5%
4Terrassa123+44.7%
5Badalona98-10.1%
6Girona88+23.9%
7Sabadell74-31.5%
8Tarragona68-6.8%
9Reus67+13.6%
10Cornellà de Llobregat60-6.3%
11Mataró58-13.4%
12Santa Coloma de Gramenet53+10.4%
13Lloret de Mar50+38.9%
14Manresa44-21.4%
15Granollers41+13.9%
16Sant Boi de Llobregat38+11.8%
17Salou37+23.3%
18El Vendrell36+5.9%
18Figueres36+12.5%
20Castelldefels33-19.5%
20El Prat de Llobregat33+10%
20Sant Adrià de Besòs33+26.9%
23Vic32-11.1%
24Rubí29-34.1%
25Mollet del Vallès28+21.7%
26Salt26+36.8%
27Vilafranca del Penedès23+15%
28Tortosa22-35.3%
29Cerdanyola del Vallès210%
30Calafell20-4.8%
30Igualada20-41.2%
30Martorell20+81.8%
30Sant Cugat del Vallès20-44.4%
30Viladecans20+25%
35Esplugues de Llobregat19+46.2%
35Gavà19+11.8%
35Montcada i Reixac19+58.3%
35Ripollet19+58.3%
39Blanes18+20%
39Calella18n/a
39Cambrils18-5.3%
39Olot18+157.1%
39Sitges18+12.5%
39Vilanova i la Geltrú18-53.8%
45Amposta16+14.3%
45Pineda de Mar16-15.8%
45Sant Vicenç dels Horts16+6.7%
48Premià de Mar15+50%
48Sant Feliu de Guíxols15+50%
50Banyoles14+600%
50Palafrugell14+27.3%
50Sant Feliu de Llobregat14-26.3%
50Vila-seca14+75%
54Santa Perpètua de Mogoda13+30%
54Valls130%
56Sant Joan Despí11+10%
57Roses10-23.1%
58Molins de Rei9-10%
58Sant Pere de Ribes9-30.8%
60Barberà del Vallès8-50%
60Manlleu8+100%
62Castellar del Vallès7-22.2%
62El Masnou7-30%
64Olesa de Montserrat6-33.3%
64Sant Andreu de la Barca6-25%
64Vilassar de Mar6-33.3%
67Esparreguera5-37.5%
67Sant Just Desvern5+150%
69Les Franqueses del Vallès4-55.6%
69Sant Quirze del Vallès4-20%

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 Catalonia by sexual offences (Spain), 2024) [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: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Municipalities in Catalonia by sexual 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/sexual-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024. 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 Catalonia by sexual 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/sexual-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Municipalities in Catalonia by sexual offences (Spain), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which municipality has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona, with 1,272 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which municipality has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Sant Quirze del Vallès, with 4 in 2024.

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