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EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 19 regions in 2018, at 2,598. Melilla had the lowest, at 27. The median was 478. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest2,598Catalonia
Lowest27Melilla
Median47819 regions

All regions, 2018

Catalonia: 2,598 countCatalonia2,598Andalusia: 2,339 countAndalusia2,339Community of Madrid: 2,014 countCommunity of Madrid2,014Valencian Community: 1,580 countValencian Community1,580Canary Islands: 750 countCanary Islands750Basque Country: 659 countBasque Country659Balearic Islands: 584 countBalearic Islands584Galicia: 536 countGalicia536Castilla-La Mancha: 489 countCastilla-La Mancha489Region of Murcia: 478 countRegion of Murcia478Castile and León: 439 countCastile and León439Aragon: 346 countAragon346Navarre: 271 countNavarre271Extremadura: 209 countExtremadura209Asturias: 207 countAsturias207Cantabria: 102 countCantabria102La Rioja: 61 countLa Rioja61Ceuta: 50 countCeuta50Melilla: 27 countMelilla27Catalonia: 2,598 countCatalonia2,598Andalusia: 2,339 countAndalusia2,339Community of Madrid: 2,014 countCommunity of Madrid2,014Valencian Community: 1,580 countValencian Community1,580Canary Islands: 750 countCanary Islands750Basque Country: 659 countBasque Country659Balearic Islands: 584 countBalearic Islands584Galicia: 536 countGalicia536Castilla-La Mancha: 489 countCastilla-La Mancha489Region of Murcia: 478 countRegion of Murcia478Castile and León: 439 countCastile and León439Aragon: 346 countAragon346Navarre: 271 countNavarre271Extremadura: 209 countExtremadura209Asturias: 207 countAsturias207Cantabria: 102 countCantabria102La Rioja: 61 countLa Rioja61Ceuta: 50 countCeuta50Melilla: 27 countMelilla27
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
count		Change on 2017
1Catalonia2,598+17.5%
2Andalusia2,339+13.3%
3Community of Madrid2,014+13.4%
4Valencian Community1,580+17.2%
5Canary Islands750+20%
6Basque Country659+31.8%
7Balearic Islands584+13%
8Galicia536+16.8%
9Castilla-La Mancha489+31.8%
10Region of Murcia478+22.3%
11Castile and León439+19.3%
12Aragon346+26.3%
13Navarre271+16.8%
14Extremadura209+36.6%
15Asturias207+41.8%
16Cantabria102+21.4%
17La Rioja61+7%
18Ceuta50+100%
19Melilla27-6.9%

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 regions 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). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual (EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain), 2018) [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, EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain), 2018. 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/sexual-offences-spain/eu-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain), 2018. 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/eu-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, EU regions (NUTS 2) by sexual offences (Spain), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/eu-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which region has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Catalonia, with 2,598 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which region has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Melilla, with 27 in 2018.

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

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