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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2018, at 2,014. Soria province had the lowest, at 13. The median was 153 and the figure for Spain was 13,782. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest2,014Madrid province
Lowest13Soria province
Median15352 provinces
Spain13,782History

Map of provinces, 2018

Álava province: 118 countAlbacete province: 104 countAlicante province: 599 countAlmería province: 220 countÁvila province: 27 countBadajoz province: 141 countBalearic Islands province: 584 countBarcelona province: 1,936 countBurgos province: 64 countCáceres province: 68 countCádiz province: 336 countCastellón province: 181 countCiudad Real province: 96 countCórdoba province: 181 countA Coruña province: 214 countCuenca province: 46 countGirona province: 263 countGranada province: 272 countGuadalajara province: 68 countGipuzkoa province: 225 countHuelva province: 146 countHuesca province: 40 countJaén province: 127 countLeón province: 65 countLleida province: 160 countLa Rioja province: 61 countLugo province: 48 countMadrid province: 2,014 countMálaga province: 549 countMurcia province: 478 countNavarre province: 271 countOurense province: 72 countAsturias province: 207 countPalencia province: 33 countLas Palmas province: 453 countPontevedra province: 202 countSalamanca province: 69 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 297 countCantabria province: 102 countSegovia province: 39 countSeville province: 508 countSoria province: 13 countTarragona province: 239 countTeruel province: 15 countToledo province: 175 countValencia province: 800 countValladolid province: 91 countBiscay province: 316 countZamora province: 38 countZaragoza province: 291 countCeuta province: 50 countMelilla province: 27 count
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 70
  • 70 to 150
  • 150 to 230
  • 230 to 390
  • 390 and over
count, 2018. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2018

Madrid province: 2,014 countMadrid province2,014Barcelona province: 1,936 countBarcelona province1,936Valencia province: 800 countValencia province800Alicante province: 599 countAlicante province599Balearic Islands province: 584 countBalearic Islands province584Málaga province: 549 countMálaga province549Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Murcia province: 478 countMurcia province478Las Palmas province: 453 countLas Palmas province453Cádiz province: 336 countCádiz province336Biscay province: 316 countBiscay province316Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 297 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province297Zaragoza province: 291 countZaragoza province291Granada province: 272 countGranada province272Navarre province: 271 countNavarre province271Girona province: 263 countGirona province263Tarragona province: 239 countTarragona province239Gipuzkoa province: 225 countGipuzkoa province225Almería province: 220 countAlmería province220A Coruña province: 214 countA Coruña province214Asturias province: 207 countAsturias province207Pontevedra province: 202 countPontevedra province202Castellón province: 181 countCastellón province181Córdoba province: 181 countCórdoba province181Toledo province: 175 countToledo province175Lleida province: 160 countLleida province160Huelva province: 146 countHuelva province146Badajoz province: 141 countBadajoz province141Jaén province: 127 countJaén province127Álava province: 118 countÁlava province118Albacete province: 104 countAlbacete province104Cantabria province: 102 countCantabria province102Ciudad Real province: 96 countCiudad Real province96Valladolid province: 91 countValladolid province91Ourense province: 72 countOurense province72Salamanca province: 69 countSalamanca province69Cáceres province: 68 countCáceres province68Guadalajara province: 68 countGuadalajara province68León province: 65 countLeón province65Burgos province: 64 countBurgos province64La Rioja province: 61 countLa Rioja province61Ceuta province: 50 countCeuta province50Lugo province: 48 countLugo province48Cuenca province: 46 countCuenca province46Huesca province: 40 countHuesca province40Segovia province: 39 countSegovia province39Zamora province: 38 countZamora province38Palencia province: 33 countPalencia province33Ávila province: 27 countÁvila province27Melilla province: 27 countMelilla province27Teruel province: 15 countTeruel province15Soria province: 13 countSoria province13Madrid province: 2,014 countMadrid province2,014Barcelona province: 1,936 countBarcelona province1,936Valencia province: 800 countValencia province800Alicante province: 599 countAlicante province599Balearic Islands province: 584 countBalearic Islands province584Málaga province: 549 countMálaga province549Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Murcia province: 478 countMurcia province478Las Palmas province: 453 countLas Palmas province453Cádiz province: 336 countCádiz province336Biscay province: 316 countBiscay province316Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 297 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province297Zaragoza province: 291 countZaragoza province291Granada province: 272 countGranada province272Navarre province: 271 countNavarre province271Girona province: 263 countGirona province263Tarragona province: 239 countTarragona province239Gipuzkoa province: 225 countGipuzkoa province225Almería province: 220 countAlmería province220A Coruña province: 214 countA Coruña province214Asturias province: 207 countAsturias province207Pontevedra province: 202 countPontevedra province202Castellón province: 181 countCastellón province181Córdoba province: 181 countCórdoba province181Toledo province: 175 countToledo province175Lleida province: 160 countLleida province160Huelva province: 146 countHuelva province146Badajoz province: 141 countBadajoz province141Jaén province: 127 countJaén province127Álava province: 118 countÁlava province118Albacete province: 104 countAlbacete province104Cantabria province: 102 countCantabria province102Ciudad Real province: 96 countCiudad Real province96Valladolid province: 91 countValladolid province91Ourense province: 72 countOurense province72Salamanca province: 69 countSalamanca province69Cáceres province: 68 countCáceres province68Guadalajara province: 68 countGuadalajara province68León province: 65 countLeón province65Burgos province: 64 countBurgos province64La Rioja province: 61 countLa Rioja province61Ceuta province: 50 countCeuta province50Lugo province: 48 countLugo province48Cuenca province: 46 countCuenca province46Huesca province: 40 countHuesca province40Segovia province: 39 countSegovia province39Zamora province: 38 countZamora province38Palencia province: 33 countPalencia province33Ávila province: 27 countÁvila province27Melilla province: 27 countMelilla province27Teruel province: 15 countTeruel province15Soria province: 13 countSoria province13
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2018
count		Change on 2017
1Madrid province2,014+13.4%
2Barcelona province1,936+19%
3Valencia province800+21%
4Alicante province599+17.5%
5Balearic Islands province584+13%
6Málaga province549+13.7%
7Seville province508+9.5%
8Murcia province478+22.3%
9Las Palmas province453+23.8%
10Cádiz province336+17.1%
11Biscay province316+15.3%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province297+14.7%
13Zaragoza province291+27.6%
14Granada province272+13.3%
15Navarre province271+16.8%
16Girona province263+19%
17Tarragona province239+1.7%
18Gipuzkoa province225+58.5%
19Almería province220+19.6%
20A Coruña province214+18.9%
21Asturias province207+41.8%
22Pontevedra province202+11%
23Castellón province181+2.3%
23Córdoba province181+18.3%
25Toledo province175+24.1%
26Lleida province160+24%
27Huelva province146+15%
28Badajoz province141+45.4%
29Jaén province127+0.8%
30Álava province118+40.5%
31Albacete province104+73.3%
32Cantabria province102+21.4%
33Ciudad Real province96+41.2%
34Valladolid province91+51.7%
35Ourense province72+56.5%
36Salamanca province69+25.5%
37Cáceres province68+21.4%
37Guadalajara province68+13.3%
39León province65+10.2%
40Burgos province64+3.2%
41La Rioja province61+7%
42Ceuta province50+100%
43Lugo province48-5.9%
44Cuenca province46+9.5%
45Huesca province40+21.2%
46Segovia province39+8.3%
47Zamora province38+58.3%
48Palencia province33+13.8%
49Ávila province27-10%
49Melilla province27-6.9%
51Teruel province15+15.4%
52Soria province130%

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), 2018) [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), 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/spain-provinces?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. Provinces of Spain 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/spain-provinces?period=2018.

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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 2,014 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Soria province, with 13 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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