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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2017, at 1,776. Teruel province had the lowest, at 13. The median was 128 and the figure for Spain was 11,692. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest1,776Madrid province
Lowest13Teruel province
Median12852 provinces
Spain11,692History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 84 countAlbacete province: 60 countAlicante province: 510 countAlmería province: 184 countÁvila province: 30 countBadajoz province: 97 countBalearic Islands province: 517 countBarcelona province: 1,627 countBurgos province: 62 countCáceres province: 56 countCádiz province: 287 countCastellón province: 177 countCiudad Real province: 68 countCórdoba province: 153 countA Coruña province: 180 countCuenca province: 42 countGirona province: 221 countGranada province: 240 countGuadalajara province: 60 countGipuzkoa province: 142 countHuelva province: 127 countHuesca province: 33 countJaén province: 126 countLeón province: 59 countLleida province: 129 countLa Rioja province: 57 countLugo province: 51 countMadrid province: 1,776 countMálaga province: 483 countMurcia province: 391 countNavarre province: 232 countOurense province: 46 countAsturias province: 146 countPalencia province: 29 countLas Palmas province: 366 countPontevedra province: 182 countSalamanca province: 55 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 259 countCantabria province: 84 countSegovia province: 36 countSeville province: 464 countSoria province: 13 countTarragona province: 235 countTeruel province: 13 countToledo province: 141 countValencia province: 661 countValladolid province: 60 countBiscay province: 274 countZamora province: 24 countZaragoza province: 228 countCeuta province: 25 countMelilla province: 29 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 130
  • 130 to 180
  • 180 to 330
  • 330 and over
count, 2017. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2017

Madrid province: 1,776 countMadrid province1,776Barcelona province: 1,627 countBarcelona province1,627Valencia province: 661 countValencia province661Balearic Islands province: 517 countBalearic Islands province517Alicante province: 510 countAlicante province510Málaga province: 483 countMálaga province483Seville province: 464 countSeville province464Murcia province: 391 countMurcia province391Las Palmas province: 366 countLas Palmas province366Cádiz province: 287 countCádiz province287Biscay province: 274 countBiscay province274Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 259 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province259Granada province: 240 countGranada province240Tarragona province: 235 countTarragona province235Navarre province: 232 countNavarre province232Zaragoza province: 228 countZaragoza province228Girona province: 221 countGirona province221Almería province: 184 countAlmería province184Pontevedra province: 182 countPontevedra province182A Coruña province: 180 countA Coruña province180Castellón province: 177 countCastellón province177Córdoba province: 153 countCórdoba province153Asturias province: 146 countAsturias province146Gipuzkoa province: 142 countGipuzkoa province142Toledo province: 141 countToledo province141Lleida province: 129 countLleida province129Huelva province: 127 countHuelva province127Jaén province: 126 countJaén province126Badajoz province: 97 countBadajoz province97Álava province: 84 countÁlava province84Cantabria province: 84 countCantabria province84Ciudad Real province: 68 countCiudad Real province68Burgos province: 62 countBurgos province62Albacete province: 60 countAlbacete province60Guadalajara province: 60 countGuadalajara province60Valladolid province: 60 countValladolid province60León province: 59 countLeón province59La Rioja province: 57 countLa Rioja province57Cáceres province: 56 countCáceres province56Salamanca province: 55 countSalamanca province55Lugo province: 51 countLugo province51Ourense province: 46 countOurense province46Cuenca province: 42 countCuenca province42Segovia province: 36 countSegovia province36Huesca province: 33 countHuesca province33Ávila province: 30 countÁvila province30Melilla province: 29 countMelilla province29Palencia province: 29 countPalencia province29Ceuta province: 25 countCeuta province25Zamora province: 24 countZamora province24Soria province: 13 countSoria province13Teruel province: 13 countTeruel province13Madrid province: 1,776 countMadrid province1,776Barcelona province: 1,627 countBarcelona province1,627Valencia province: 661 countValencia province661Balearic Islands province: 517 countBalearic Islands province517Alicante province: 510 countAlicante province510Málaga province: 483 countMálaga province483Seville province: 464 countSeville province464Murcia province: 391 countMurcia province391Las Palmas province: 366 countLas Palmas province366Cádiz province: 287 countCádiz province287Biscay province: 274 countBiscay province274Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 259 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province259Granada province: 240 countGranada province240Tarragona province: 235 countTarragona province235Navarre province: 232 countNavarre province232Zaragoza province: 228 countZaragoza province228Girona province: 221 countGirona province221Almería province: 184 countAlmería province184Pontevedra province: 182 countPontevedra province182A Coruña province: 180 countA Coruña province180Castellón province: 177 countCastellón province177Córdoba province: 153 countCórdoba province153Asturias province: 146 countAsturias province146Gipuzkoa province: 142 countGipuzkoa province142Toledo province: 141 countToledo province141Lleida province: 129 countLleida province129Huelva province: 127 countHuelva province127Jaén province: 126 countJaén province126Badajoz province: 97 countBadajoz province97Álava province: 84 countÁlava province84Cantabria province: 84 countCantabria province84Ciudad Real province: 68 countCiudad Real province68Burgos province: 62 countBurgos province62Albacete province: 60 countAlbacete province60Guadalajara province: 60 countGuadalajara province60Valladolid province: 60 countValladolid province60León province: 59 countLeón province59La Rioja province: 57 countLa Rioja province57Cáceres province: 56 countCáceres province56Salamanca province: 55 countSalamanca province55Lugo province: 51 countLugo province51Ourense province: 46 countOurense province46Cuenca province: 42 countCuenca province42Segovia province: 36 countSegovia province36Huesca province: 33 countHuesca province33Ávila province: 30 countÁvila province30Melilla province: 29 countMelilla province29Palencia province: 29 countPalencia province29Ceuta province: 25 countCeuta province25Zamora province: 24 countZamora province24Soria province: 13 countSoria province13Teruel province: 13 countTeruel province13
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017
count		Change on 2016
1Madrid province1,776+14.5%
2Barcelona province1,627-4.5%
3Valencia province661-3.8%
4Balearic Islands province517+17%
5Alicante province510+9.9%
6Málaga province483+11%
7Seville province464+5.9%
8Murcia province391+3.2%
9Las Palmas province366+14.4%
10Cádiz province287-4.3%
11Biscay province274+23.4%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province259+23.3%
13Granada province240+31.1%
14Tarragona province235-1.3%
15Navarre province232+5.9%
16Zaragoza province228-4.2%
17Girona province221+4.2%
18Almería province184+3.4%
19Pontevedra province182+0.6%
20A Coruña province180-1.6%
21Castellón province177-7.8%
22Córdoba province153+34.2%
23Asturias province1460%
24Gipuzkoa province142+15.4%
25Toledo province141+29.4%
26Lleida province129+34.4%
27Huelva province127+29.6%
28Jaén province126+38.5%
29Badajoz province97-10.2%
30Álava province84+71.4%
30Cantabria province84+21.7%
32Ciudad Real province68-12.8%
33Burgos province62-8.8%
34Albacete province60-6.3%
34Guadalajara province60-4.8%
34Valladolid province60+3.4%
37León province59+22.9%
38La Rioja province57+18.8%
39Cáceres province56+14.3%
40Salamanca province55+61.8%
41Lugo province51-1.9%
42Ourense province46+155.6%
43Cuenca province42+23.5%
44Segovia province36+200%
45Huesca province33+10%
46Ávila province30+15.4%
47Melilla province29-43.1%
47Palencia province29+163.6%
49Ceuta province25-35.9%
50Zamora province24+50%
51Soria province13-18.8%
51Teruel province13-31.6%

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), 2017) [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, Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2017. 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/spain-provinces?period=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 1,776 in 2017, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 13 in 2017.

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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