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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2020, at 1,976. Soria province had the lowest, at 14. The median was 124 and the figure for Spain was 13,174. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest1,976Madrid province
Lowest14Soria province
Median12452 provinces
Spain13,174History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 95 countAlbacete province: 82 countAlicante province: 573 countAlmería province: 266 countÁvila province: 30 countBadajoz province: 122 countBalearic Islands province: 520 countBarcelona province: 1,703 countBurgos province: 65 countCáceres province: 62 countCádiz province: 299 countCastellón province: 166 countCiudad Real province: 104 countCórdoba province: 228 countA Coruña province: 210 countCuenca province: 37 countGirona province: 230 countGranada province: 208 countGuadalajara province: 69 countGipuzkoa province: 180 countHuelva province: 125 countHuesca province: 51 countJaén province: 112 countLeón province: 69 countLleida province: 110 countLa Rioja province: 104 countLugo province: 58 countMadrid province: 1,976 countMálaga province: 458 countMurcia province: 505 countNavarre province: 241 countOurense province: 53 countAsturias province: 215 countPalencia province: 32 countLas Palmas province: 560 countPontevedra province: 226 countSalamanca province: 53 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 315 countCantabria province: 89 countSegovia province: 26 countSeville province: 508 countSoria province: 14 countTarragona province: 263 countTeruel province: 30 countToledo province: 160 countValencia province: 779 countValladolid province: 109 countBiscay province: 327 countZamora province: 17 countZaragoza province: 225 countCeuta province: 37 countMelilla province: 34 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 80
  • 80 to 120
  • 120 to 230
  • 230 to 390
  • 390 and over
count, 2020. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2020

Madrid province: 1,976 countMadrid province1,976Barcelona province: 1,703 countBarcelona province1,703Valencia province: 779 countValencia province779Alicante province: 573 countAlicante province573Las Palmas province: 560 countLas Palmas province560Balearic Islands province: 520 countBalearic Islands province520Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Murcia province: 505 countMurcia province505Málaga province: 458 countMálaga province458Biscay province: 327 countBiscay province327Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 315 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province315Cádiz province: 299 countCádiz province299Almería province: 266 countAlmería province266Tarragona province: 263 countTarragona province263Navarre province: 241 countNavarre province241Girona province: 230 countGirona province230Córdoba province: 228 countCórdoba province228Pontevedra province: 226 countPontevedra province226Zaragoza province: 225 countZaragoza province225Asturias province: 215 countAsturias province215A Coruña province: 210 countA Coruña province210Granada province: 208 countGranada province208Gipuzkoa province: 180 countGipuzkoa province180Castellón province: 166 countCastellón province166Toledo province: 160 countToledo province160Huelva province: 125 countHuelva province125Badajoz province: 122 countBadajoz province122Jaén province: 112 countJaén province112Lleida province: 110 countLleida province110Valladolid province: 109 countValladolid province109Ciudad Real province: 104 countCiudad Real province104La Rioja province: 104 countLa Rioja province104Álava province: 95 countÁlava province95Cantabria province: 89 countCantabria province89Albacete province: 82 countAlbacete province82Guadalajara province: 69 countGuadalajara province69León province: 69 countLeón province69Burgos province: 65 countBurgos province65Cáceres province: 62 countCáceres province62Lugo province: 58 countLugo province58Ourense province: 53 countOurense province53Salamanca province: 53 countSalamanca province53Huesca province: 51 countHuesca province51Ceuta province: 37 countCeuta province37Cuenca province: 37 countCuenca province37Melilla province: 34 countMelilla province34Palencia province: 32 countPalencia province32Ávila province: 30 countÁvila province30Teruel province: 30 countTeruel province30Segovia province: 26 countSegovia province26Zamora province: 17 countZamora province17Soria province: 14 countSoria province14Madrid province: 1,976 countMadrid province1,976Barcelona province: 1,703 countBarcelona province1,703Valencia province: 779 countValencia province779Alicante province: 573 countAlicante province573Las Palmas province: 560 countLas Palmas province560Balearic Islands province: 520 countBalearic Islands province520Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Murcia province: 505 countMurcia province505Málaga province: 458 countMálaga province458Biscay province: 327 countBiscay province327Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 315 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province315Cádiz province: 299 countCádiz province299Almería province: 266 countAlmería province266Tarragona province: 263 countTarragona province263Navarre province: 241 countNavarre province241Girona province: 230 countGirona province230Córdoba province: 228 countCórdoba province228Pontevedra province: 226 countPontevedra province226Zaragoza province: 225 countZaragoza province225Asturias province: 215 countAsturias province215A Coruña province: 210 countA Coruña province210Granada province: 208 countGranada province208Gipuzkoa province: 180 countGipuzkoa province180Castellón province: 166 countCastellón province166Toledo province: 160 countToledo province160Huelva province: 125 countHuelva province125Badajoz province: 122 countBadajoz province122Jaén province: 112 countJaén province112Lleida province: 110 countLleida province110Valladolid province: 109 countValladolid province109Ciudad Real province: 104 countCiudad Real province104La Rioja province: 104 countLa Rioja province104Álava province: 95 countÁlava province95Cantabria province: 89 countCantabria province89Albacete province: 82 countAlbacete province82Guadalajara province: 69 countGuadalajara province69León province: 69 countLeón province69Burgos province: 65 countBurgos province65Cáceres province: 62 countCáceres province62Lugo province: 58 countLugo province58Ourense province: 53 countOurense province53Salamanca province: 53 countSalamanca province53Huesca province: 51 countHuesca province51Ceuta province: 37 countCeuta province37Cuenca province: 37 countCuenca province37Melilla province: 34 countMelilla province34Palencia province: 32 countPalencia province32Ávila province: 30 countÁvila province30Teruel province: 30 countTeruel province30Segovia province: 26 countSegovia province26Zamora province: 17 countZamora province17Soria province: 14 countSoria province14
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
count		Change on 2019
1Madrid province1,976-10.8%
2Barcelona province1,703-23.4%
3Valencia province779-14.4%
4Alicante province573-15.2%
5Las Palmas province560+6.5%
6Balearic Islands province520-30%
7Seville province508-7.3%
8Murcia province505-5.6%
9Málaga province458-18.2%
10Biscay province327-9.4%
11Santa Cruz de Tenerife province315-17.3%
12Cádiz province299-16.9%
13Almería province266-4.3%
14Tarragona province263-18.1%
15Navarre province241+3.9%
16Girona province230-25.8%
17Córdoba province228+11.2%
18Pontevedra province226-10%
19Zaragoza province225-5.9%
20Asturias province215+11.4%
21A Coruña province210-22.5%
22Granada province208-13%
23Gipuzkoa province180-20%
24Castellón province166+1.8%
25Toledo province160-3.6%
26Huelva province125-29.8%
27Badajoz province122-16.4%
28Jaén province112-21.1%
29Lleida province110-39.2%
30Valladolid province109+3.8%
31Ciudad Real province104-1.9%
31La Rioja province104+13%
33Álava province95+15.9%
34Cantabria province89-16.8%
35Albacete province82-28.7%
36Guadalajara province69-1.4%
36León province69-10.4%
38Burgos province65-8.5%
39Cáceres province62-8.8%
40Lugo province58-3.3%
41Ourense province53+1.9%
41Salamanca province53-18.5%
43Huesca province51-8.9%
44Ceuta province37+60.9%
44Cuenca province37-41.3%
46Melilla province34+3%
47Palencia province32+10.3%
48Ávila province30-33.3%
48Teruel province30-14.3%
50Segovia province26-46.9%
51Zamora province17-63%
52Soria province14-30%

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), 2020) [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), 2020. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 23 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 1,976 in 2020, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Soria province, with 14 in 2020.

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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