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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2016, at 1,703. Palencia province had the lowest, at 11. The median was 103 and the figure for Spain was 10,844. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest1,703Barcelona province
Lowest11Palencia province
Median10352 provinces
Spain10,844History

Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 49 countAlbacete province: 64 countAlicante province: 464 countAlmería province: 178 countÁvila province: 26 countBadajoz province: 108 countBalearic Islands province: 442 countBarcelona province: 1,703 countBurgos province: 68 countCáceres province: 49 countCádiz province: 300 countCastellón province: 192 countCiudad Real province: 78 countCórdoba province: 114 countA Coruña province: 183 countCuenca province: 34 countGirona province: 212 countGranada province: 183 countGuadalajara province: 63 countGipuzkoa province: 123 countHuelva province: 98 countHuesca province: 30 countJaén province: 91 countLeón province: 48 countLleida province: 96 countLa Rioja province: 48 countLugo province: 52 countMadrid province: 1,551 countMálaga province: 435 countMurcia province: 379 countNavarre province: 219 countOurense province: 18 countAsturias province: 146 countPalencia province: 11 countLas Palmas province: 320 countPontevedra province: 181 countSalamanca province: 34 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 210 countCantabria province: 69 countSegovia province: 12 countSeville province: 438 countSoria province: 16 countTarragona province: 238 countTeruel province: 19 countToledo province: 109 countValencia province: 687 countValladolid province: 58 countBiscay province: 222 countZamora province: 16 countZaragoza province: 238 countCeuta province: 39 countMelilla province: 51 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 180
  • 180 to 310
  • 310 and over
count, 2016. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2016

Barcelona province: 1,703 countBarcelona province1,703Madrid province: 1,551 countMadrid province1,551Valencia province: 687 countValencia province687Alicante province: 464 countAlicante province464Balearic Islands province: 442 countBalearic Islands province442Seville province: 438 countSeville province438Málaga province: 435 countMálaga province435Murcia province: 379 countMurcia province379Las Palmas province: 320 countLas Palmas province320Cádiz province: 300 countCádiz province300Tarragona province: 238 countTarragona province238Zaragoza province: 238 countZaragoza province238Biscay province: 222 countBiscay province222Navarre province: 219 countNavarre province219Girona province: 212 countGirona province212Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 210 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province210Castellón province: 192 countCastellón province192A Coruña province: 183 countA Coruña province183Granada province: 183 countGranada province183Pontevedra province: 181 countPontevedra province181Almería province: 178 countAlmería province178Asturias province: 146 countAsturias province146Gipuzkoa province: 123 countGipuzkoa province123Córdoba province: 114 countCórdoba province114Toledo province: 109 countToledo province109Badajoz province: 108 countBadajoz province108Huelva province: 98 countHuelva province98Lleida province: 96 countLleida province96Jaén province: 91 countJaén province91Ciudad Real province: 78 countCiudad Real province78Cantabria province: 69 countCantabria province69Burgos province: 68 countBurgos province68Albacete province: 64 countAlbacete province64Guadalajara province: 63 countGuadalajara province63Valladolid province: 58 countValladolid province58Lugo province: 52 countLugo province52Melilla province: 51 countMelilla province51Álava province: 49 countÁlava province49Cáceres province: 49 countCáceres province49La Rioja province: 48 countLa Rioja province48León province: 48 countLeón province48Ceuta province: 39 countCeuta province39Cuenca province: 34 countCuenca province34Salamanca province: 34 countSalamanca province34Huesca province: 30 countHuesca province30Ávila province: 26 countÁvila province26Teruel province: 19 countTeruel province19Ourense province: 18 countOurense province18Soria province: 16 countSoria province16Zamora province: 16 countZamora province16Segovia province: 12 countSegovia province12Palencia province: 11 countPalencia province11Barcelona province: 1,703 countBarcelona province1,703Madrid province: 1,551 countMadrid province1,551Valencia province: 687 countValencia province687Alicante province: 464 countAlicante province464Balearic Islands province: 442 countBalearic Islands province442Seville province: 438 countSeville province438Málaga province: 435 countMálaga province435Murcia province: 379 countMurcia province379Las Palmas province: 320 countLas Palmas province320Cádiz province: 300 countCádiz province300Tarragona province: 238 countTarragona province238Zaragoza province: 238 countZaragoza province238Biscay province: 222 countBiscay province222Navarre province: 219 countNavarre province219Girona province: 212 countGirona province212Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 210 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province210Castellón province: 192 countCastellón province192A Coruña province: 183 countA Coruña province183Granada province: 183 countGranada province183Pontevedra province: 181 countPontevedra province181Almería province: 178 countAlmería province178Asturias province: 146 countAsturias province146Gipuzkoa province: 123 countGipuzkoa province123Córdoba province: 114 countCórdoba province114Toledo province: 109 countToledo province109Badajoz province: 108 countBadajoz province108Huelva province: 98 countHuelva province98Lleida province: 96 countLleida province96Jaén province: 91 countJaén province91Ciudad Real province: 78 countCiudad Real province78Cantabria province: 69 countCantabria province69Burgos province: 68 countBurgos province68Albacete province: 64 countAlbacete province64Guadalajara province: 63 countGuadalajara province63Valladolid province: 58 countValladolid province58Lugo province: 52 countLugo province52Melilla province: 51 countMelilla province51Álava province: 49 countÁlava province49Cáceres province: 49 countCáceres province49La Rioja province: 48 countLa Rioja province48León province: 48 countLeón province48Ceuta province: 39 countCeuta province39Cuenca province: 34 countCuenca province34Salamanca province: 34 countSalamanca province34Huesca province: 30 countHuesca province30Ávila province: 26 countÁvila province26Teruel province: 19 countTeruel province19Ourense province: 18 countOurense province18Soria province: 16 countSoria province16Zamora province: 16 countZamora province16Segovia province: 12 countSegovia province12Palencia province: 11 countPalencia province11
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
count
1Barcelona province1,703
2Madrid province1,551
3Valencia province687
4Alicante province464
5Balearic Islands province442
6Seville province438
7Málaga province435
8Murcia province379
9Las Palmas province320
10Cádiz province300
11Tarragona province238
11Zaragoza province238
13Biscay province222
14Navarre province219
15Girona province212
16Santa Cruz de Tenerife province210
17Castellón province192
18A Coruña province183
18Granada province183
20Pontevedra province181
21Almería province178
22Asturias province146
23Gipuzkoa province123
24Córdoba province114
25Toledo province109
26Badajoz province108
27Huelva province98
28Lleida province96
29Jaén province91
30Ciudad Real province78
31Cantabria province69
32Burgos province68
33Albacete province64
34Guadalajara province63
35Valladolid province58
36Lugo province52
37Melilla province51
38Álava province49
38Cáceres province49
40La Rioja province48
40León province48
42Ceuta province39
43Cuenca province34
43Salamanca province34
45Huesca province30
46Ávila province26
47Teruel province19
48Ourense province18
49Soria province16
49Zamora province16
51Segovia province12
52Palencia province11

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 provinces 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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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual (Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2016) [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, Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2016. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 2 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016. 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. Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2016. 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/spain-provinces?period=2016.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 1,703 in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Palencia province, with 11 in 2016.

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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