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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2021, at 2,281. Soria province had the lowest, at 21. The median was 179 and the figure for Spain was 15,388. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest2,281Barcelona province
Lowest21Soria province
Median17952 provinces
Spain15,388History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 87 countAlbacete province: 111 countAlicante province: 758 countAlmería province: 247 countÁvila province: 40 countBadajoz province: 109 countBalearic Islands province: 714 countBarcelona province: 2,281 countBurgos province: 73 countCáceres province: 77 countCádiz province: 353 countCastellón province: 217 countCiudad Real province: 100 countCórdoba province: 192 countA Coruña province: 228 countCuenca province: 58 countGirona province: 325 countGranada province: 235 countGuadalajara province: 62 countGipuzkoa province: 231 countHuelva province: 179 countHuesca province: 71 countJaén province: 118 countLeón province: 55 countLleida province: 186 countLa Rioja province: 92 countLugo province: 57 countMadrid province: 2,179 countMálaga province: 506 countMurcia province: 556 countNavarre province: 240 countOurense province: 60 countAsturias province: 225 countPalencia province: 27 countLas Palmas province: 496 countPontevedra province: 274 countSalamanca province: 71 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 363 countCantabria province: 115 countSegovia province: 39 countSeville province: 508 countSoria province: 21 countTarragona province: 386 countTeruel province: 29 countToledo province: 179 countValencia province: 975 countValladolid province: 109 countBiscay province: 327 countZamora province: 35 countZaragoza province: 288 countCeuta province: 45 countMelilla province: 38 count
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 90
  • 90 to 180
  • 180 to 240
  • 240 to 440
  • 440 and over
count, 2021. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Barcelona province: 2,281 countBarcelona province2,281Madrid province: 2,179 countMadrid province2,179Valencia province: 975 countValencia province975Alicante province: 758 countAlicante province758Balearic Islands province: 714 countBalearic Islands province714Murcia province: 556 countMurcia province556Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Málaga province: 506 countMálaga province506Las Palmas province: 496 countLas Palmas province496Tarragona province: 386 countTarragona province386Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 363 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province363Cádiz province: 353 countCádiz province353Biscay province: 327 countBiscay province327Girona province: 325 countGirona province325Zaragoza province: 288 countZaragoza province288Pontevedra province: 274 countPontevedra province274Almería province: 247 countAlmería province247Navarre province: 240 countNavarre province240Granada province: 235 countGranada province235Gipuzkoa province: 231 countGipuzkoa province231A Coruña province: 228 countA Coruña province228Asturias province: 225 countAsturias province225Castellón province: 217 countCastellón province217Córdoba province: 192 countCórdoba province192Lleida province: 186 countLleida province186Huelva province: 179 countHuelva province179Toledo province: 179 countToledo province179Jaén province: 118 countJaén province118Cantabria province: 115 countCantabria province115Albacete province: 111 countAlbacete province111Badajoz province: 109 countBadajoz province109Valladolid province: 109 countValladolid province109Ciudad Real province: 100 countCiudad Real province100La Rioja province: 92 countLa Rioja province92Álava province: 87 countÁlava province87Cáceres province: 77 countCáceres province77Burgos province: 73 countBurgos province73Huesca province: 71 countHuesca province71Salamanca province: 71 countSalamanca province71Guadalajara province: 62 countGuadalajara province62Ourense province: 60 countOurense province60Cuenca province: 58 countCuenca province58Lugo province: 57 countLugo province57León province: 55 countLeón province55Ceuta province: 45 countCeuta province45Ávila province: 40 countÁvila province40Segovia province: 39 countSegovia province39Melilla province: 38 countMelilla province38Zamora province: 35 countZamora province35Teruel province: 29 countTeruel province29Palencia province: 27 countPalencia province27Soria province: 21 countSoria province21Barcelona province: 2,281 countBarcelona province2,281Madrid province: 2,179 countMadrid province2,179Valencia province: 975 countValencia province975Alicante province: 758 countAlicante province758Balearic Islands province: 714 countBalearic Islands province714Murcia province: 556 countMurcia province556Seville province: 508 countSeville province508Málaga province: 506 countMálaga province506Las Palmas province: 496 countLas Palmas province496Tarragona province: 386 countTarragona province386Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 363 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province363Cádiz province: 353 countCádiz province353Biscay province: 327 countBiscay province327Girona province: 325 countGirona province325Zaragoza province: 288 countZaragoza province288Pontevedra province: 274 countPontevedra province274Almería province: 247 countAlmería province247Navarre province: 240 countNavarre province240Granada province: 235 countGranada province235Gipuzkoa province: 231 countGipuzkoa province231A Coruña province: 228 countA Coruña province228Asturias province: 225 countAsturias province225Castellón province: 217 countCastellón province217Córdoba province: 192 countCórdoba province192Lleida province: 186 countLleida province186Huelva province: 179 countHuelva province179Toledo province: 179 countToledo province179Jaén province: 118 countJaén province118Cantabria province: 115 countCantabria province115Albacete province: 111 countAlbacete province111Badajoz province: 109 countBadajoz province109Valladolid province: 109 countValladolid province109Ciudad Real province: 100 countCiudad Real province100La Rioja province: 92 countLa Rioja province92Álava province: 87 countÁlava province87Cáceres province: 77 countCáceres province77Burgos province: 73 countBurgos province73Huesca province: 71 countHuesca province71Salamanca province: 71 countSalamanca province71Guadalajara province: 62 countGuadalajara province62Ourense province: 60 countOurense province60Cuenca province: 58 countCuenca province58Lugo province: 57 countLugo province57León province: 55 countLeón province55Ceuta province: 45 countCeuta province45Ávila province: 40 countÁvila province40Segovia province: 39 countSegovia province39Melilla province: 38 countMelilla province38Zamora province: 35 countZamora province35Teruel province: 29 countTeruel province29Palencia province: 27 countPalencia province27Soria province: 21 countSoria province21
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Barcelona province2,281+33.9%
2Madrid province2,179+10.3%
3Valencia province975+25.2%
4Alicante province758+32.3%
5Balearic Islands province714+37.3%
6Murcia province556+10.1%
7Seville province5080%
8Málaga province506+10.5%
9Las Palmas province496-11.4%
10Tarragona province386+46.8%
11Santa Cruz de Tenerife province363+15.2%
12Cádiz province353+18.1%
13Biscay province3270%
14Girona province325+41.3%
15Zaragoza province288+28%
16Pontevedra province274+21.2%
17Almería province247-7.1%
18Navarre province240-0.4%
19Granada province235+13%
20Gipuzkoa province231+28.3%
21A Coruña province228+8.6%
22Asturias province225+4.7%
23Castellón province217+30.7%
24Córdoba province192-15.8%
25Lleida province186+69.1%
26Huelva province179+43.2%
26Toledo province179+11.9%
28Jaén province118+5.4%
29Cantabria province115+29.2%
30Albacete province111+35.4%
31Badajoz province109-10.7%
31Valladolid province1090%
33Ciudad Real province100-3.8%
34La Rioja province92-11.5%
35Álava province87-8.4%
36Cáceres province77+24.2%
37Burgos province73+12.3%
38Huesca province71+39.2%
38Salamanca province71+34%
40Guadalajara province62-10.1%
41Ourense province60+13.2%
42Cuenca province58+56.8%
43Lugo province57-1.7%
44León province55-20.3%
45Ceuta province45+21.6%
46Ávila province40+33.3%
47Segovia province39+50%
48Melilla province38+11.8%
49Zamora province35+105.9%
50Teruel province29-3.3%
51Palencia province27-15.6%
52Soria province21+50%

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 2,281 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Soria province, with 21 in 2021.

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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