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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2019, at 2,222. Soria province had the lowest, at 20. The median was 165 and the figure for Spain was 15,319. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest2,222Barcelona province
Lowest20Soria province
Median16552 provinces
Spain15,319History

Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: 82 countAlbacete province: 115 countAlicante province: 676 countAlmería province: 278 countÁvila province: 45 countBadajoz province: 146 countBalearic Islands province: 743 countBarcelona province: 2,222 countBurgos province: 71 countCáceres province: 68 countCádiz province: 360 countCastellón province: 163 countCiudad Real province: 106 countCórdoba province: 205 countA Coruña province: 271 countCuenca province: 63 countGirona province: 310 countGranada province: 239 countGuadalajara province: 70 countGipuzkoa province: 225 countHuelva province: 178 countHuesca province: 56 countJaén province: 142 countLeón province: 77 countLleida province: 181 countLa Rioja province: 92 countLugo province: 60 countMadrid province: 2,215 countMálaga province: 560 countMurcia province: 535 countNavarre province: 232 countOurense province: 52 countAsturias province: 193 countPalencia province: 29 countLas Palmas province: 526 countPontevedra province: 251 countSalamanca province: 65 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 381 countCantabria province: 107 countSegovia province: 49 countSeville province: 548 countSoria province: 20 countTarragona province: 321 countTeruel province: 35 countToledo province: 166 countValencia province: 910 countValladolid province: 105 countBiscay province: 361 countZamora province: 46 countZaragoza province: 239 countCeuta province: 23 countMelilla province: 33 count
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 160
  • 160 to 240
  • 240 to 450
  • 450 and over
count, 2019. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2019

Barcelona province: 2,222 countBarcelona province2,222Madrid province: 2,215 countMadrid province2,215Valencia province: 910 countValencia province910Balearic Islands province: 743 countBalearic Islands province743Alicante province: 676 countAlicante province676Málaga province: 560 countMálaga province560Seville province: 548 countSeville province548Murcia province: 535 countMurcia province535Las Palmas province: 526 countLas Palmas province526Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 381 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province381Biscay province: 361 countBiscay province361Cádiz province: 360 countCádiz province360Tarragona province: 321 countTarragona province321Girona province: 310 countGirona province310Almería province: 278 countAlmería province278A Coruña province: 271 countA Coruña province271Pontevedra province: 251 countPontevedra province251Granada province: 239 countGranada province239Zaragoza province: 239 countZaragoza province239Navarre province: 232 countNavarre province232Gipuzkoa province: 225 countGipuzkoa province225Córdoba province: 205 countCórdoba province205Asturias province: 193 countAsturias province193Lleida province: 181 countLleida province181Huelva province: 178 countHuelva province178Toledo province: 166 countToledo province166Castellón province: 163 countCastellón province163Badajoz province: 146 countBadajoz province146Jaén province: 142 countJaén province142Albacete province: 115 countAlbacete province115Cantabria province: 107 countCantabria province107Ciudad Real province: 106 countCiudad Real province106Valladolid province: 105 countValladolid province105La Rioja province: 92 countLa Rioja province92Álava province: 82 countÁlava province82León province: 77 countLeón province77Burgos province: 71 countBurgos province71Guadalajara province: 70 countGuadalajara province70Cáceres province: 68 countCáceres province68Salamanca province: 65 countSalamanca province65Cuenca province: 63 countCuenca province63Lugo province: 60 countLugo province60Huesca province: 56 countHuesca province56Ourense province: 52 countOurense province52Segovia province: 49 countSegovia province49Zamora province: 46 countZamora province46Ávila province: 45 countÁvila province45Teruel province: 35 countTeruel province35Melilla province: 33 countMelilla province33Palencia province: 29 countPalencia province29Ceuta province: 23 countCeuta province23Soria province: 20 countSoria province20Barcelona province: 2,222 countBarcelona province2,222Madrid province: 2,215 countMadrid province2,215Valencia province: 910 countValencia province910Balearic Islands province: 743 countBalearic Islands province743Alicante province: 676 countAlicante province676Málaga province: 560 countMálaga province560Seville province: 548 countSeville province548Murcia province: 535 countMurcia province535Las Palmas province: 526 countLas Palmas province526Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 381 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province381Biscay province: 361 countBiscay province361Cádiz province: 360 countCádiz province360Tarragona province: 321 countTarragona province321Girona province: 310 countGirona province310Almería province: 278 countAlmería province278A Coruña province: 271 countA Coruña province271Pontevedra province: 251 countPontevedra province251Granada province: 239 countGranada province239Zaragoza province: 239 countZaragoza province239Navarre province: 232 countNavarre province232Gipuzkoa province: 225 countGipuzkoa province225Córdoba province: 205 countCórdoba province205Asturias province: 193 countAsturias province193Lleida province: 181 countLleida province181Huelva province: 178 countHuelva province178Toledo province: 166 countToledo province166Castellón province: 163 countCastellón province163Badajoz province: 146 countBadajoz province146Jaén province: 142 countJaén province142Albacete province: 115 countAlbacete province115Cantabria province: 107 countCantabria province107Ciudad Real province: 106 countCiudad Real province106Valladolid province: 105 countValladolid province105La Rioja province: 92 countLa Rioja province92Álava province: 82 countÁlava province82León province: 77 countLeón province77Burgos province: 71 countBurgos province71Guadalajara province: 70 countGuadalajara province70Cáceres province: 68 countCáceres province68Salamanca province: 65 countSalamanca province65Cuenca province: 63 countCuenca province63Lugo province: 60 countLugo province60Huesca province: 56 countHuesca province56Ourense province: 52 countOurense province52Segovia province: 49 countSegovia province49Zamora province: 46 countZamora province46Ávila province: 45 countÁvila province45Teruel province: 35 countTeruel province35Melilla province: 33 countMelilla province33Palencia province: 29 countPalencia province29Ceuta province: 23 countCeuta province23Soria province: 20 countSoria province20
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019
count		Change on 2018
1Barcelona province2,222+14.8%
2Madrid province2,215+10%
3Valencia province910+13.8%
4Balearic Islands province743+27.2%
5Alicante province676+12.9%
6Málaga province560+2%
7Seville province548+7.9%
8Murcia province535+11.9%
9Las Palmas province526+16.1%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province381+28.3%
11Biscay province361+14.2%
12Cádiz province360+7.1%
13Tarragona province321+34.3%
14Girona province310+17.9%
15Almería province278+26.4%
16A Coruña province271+26.6%
17Pontevedra province251+24.3%
18Granada province239-12.1%
18Zaragoza province239-17.9%
20Navarre province232-14.4%
21Gipuzkoa province2250%
22Córdoba province205+13.3%
23Asturias province193-6.8%
24Lleida province181+13.1%
25Huelva province178+21.9%
26Toledo province166-5.1%
27Castellón province163-9.9%
28Badajoz province146+3.5%
29Jaén province142+11.8%
30Albacete province115+10.6%
31Cantabria province107+4.9%
32Ciudad Real province106+10.4%
33Valladolid province105+15.4%
34La Rioja province92+50.8%
35Álava province82-30.5%
36León province77+18.5%
37Burgos province71+10.9%
38Guadalajara province70+2.9%
39Cáceres province680%
40Salamanca province65-5.8%
41Cuenca province63+37%
42Lugo province60+25%
43Huesca province56+40%
44Ourense province52-27.8%
45Segovia province49+25.6%
46Zamora province46+21.1%
47Ávila province45+66.7%
48Teruel province35+133.3%
49Melilla province33+22.2%
50Palencia province29-12.1%
51Ceuta province23-54%
52Soria province20+53.8%

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), 2019) [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), 2019. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 15 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 2,222 in 2019, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Soria province, with 20 in 2019.

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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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