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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2022, at 2,511. Melilla province had the lowest, at 22. The median was 186 and the figure for Spain was 17,367. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest2,511Barcelona province
Lowest22Melilla province
Median18652 provinces
Spain17,367History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 120 countAlbacete province: 115 countAlicante province: 896 countAlmería province: 287 countÁvila province: 39 countBadajoz province: 166 countBalearic Islands province: 855 countBarcelona province: 2,511 countBurgos province: 74 countCáceres province: 94 countCádiz province: 385 countCastellón province: 241 countCiudad Real province: 108 countCórdoba province: 212 countA Coruña province: 264 countCuenca province: 56 countGirona province: 363 countGranada province: 275 countGuadalajara province: 83 countGipuzkoa province: 258 countHuelva province: 184 countHuesca province: 74 countJaén province: 134 countLeón province: 110 countLleida province: 197 countLa Rioja province: 101 countLugo province: 62 countMadrid province: 2,459 countMálaga province: 628 countMurcia province: 577 countNavarre province: 321 countOurense province: 97 countAsturias province: 238 countPalencia province: 38 countLas Palmas province: 599 countPontevedra province: 226 countSalamanca province: 55 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 452 countCantabria province: 140 countSegovia province: 45 countSeville province: 554 countSoria province: 34 countTarragona province: 425 countTeruel province: 25 countToledo province: 188 countValencia province: 1,060 countValladolid province: 112 countBiscay province: 378 countZamora province: 28 countZaragoza province: 280 countCeuta province: 42 countMelilla province: 22 count
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 110
  • 110 to 190
  • 190 to 280
  • 280 to 500
  • 500 and over
count, 2022. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Barcelona province: 2,511 countBarcelona province2,511Madrid province: 2,459 countMadrid province2,459Valencia province: 1,060 countValencia province1,060Alicante province: 896 countAlicante province896Balearic Islands province: 855 countBalearic Islands province855Málaga province: 628 countMálaga province628Las Palmas province: 599 countLas Palmas province599Murcia province: 577 countMurcia province577Seville province: 554 countSeville province554Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 452 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province452Tarragona province: 425 countTarragona province425Cádiz province: 385 countCádiz province385Biscay province: 378 countBiscay province378Girona province: 363 countGirona province363Navarre province: 321 countNavarre province321Almería province: 287 countAlmería province287Zaragoza province: 280 countZaragoza province280Granada province: 275 countGranada province275A Coruña province: 264 countA Coruña province264Gipuzkoa province: 258 countGipuzkoa province258Castellón province: 241 countCastellón province241Asturias province: 238 countAsturias province238Pontevedra province: 226 countPontevedra province226Córdoba province: 212 countCórdoba province212Lleida province: 197 countLleida province197Toledo province: 188 countToledo province188Huelva province: 184 countHuelva province184Badajoz province: 166 countBadajoz province166Cantabria province: 140 countCantabria province140Jaén province: 134 countJaén province134Álava province: 120 countÁlava province120Albacete province: 115 countAlbacete province115Valladolid province: 112 countValladolid province112León province: 110 countLeón province110Ciudad Real province: 108 countCiudad Real province108La Rioja province: 101 countLa Rioja province101Ourense province: 97 countOurense province97Cáceres province: 94 countCáceres province94Guadalajara province: 83 countGuadalajara province83Burgos province: 74 countBurgos province74Huesca province: 74 countHuesca province74Lugo province: 62 countLugo province62Cuenca province: 56 countCuenca province56Salamanca province: 55 countSalamanca province55Segovia province: 45 countSegovia province45Ceuta province: 42 countCeuta province42Ávila province: 39 countÁvila province39Palencia province: 38 countPalencia province38Soria province: 34 countSoria province34Zamora province: 28 countZamora province28Teruel province: 25 countTeruel province25Melilla province: 22 countMelilla province22Barcelona province: 2,511 countBarcelona province2,511Madrid province: 2,459 countMadrid province2,459Valencia province: 1,060 countValencia province1,060Alicante province: 896 countAlicante province896Balearic Islands province: 855 countBalearic Islands province855Málaga province: 628 countMálaga province628Las Palmas province: 599 countLas Palmas province599Murcia province: 577 countMurcia province577Seville province: 554 countSeville province554Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 452 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province452Tarragona province: 425 countTarragona province425Cádiz province: 385 countCádiz province385Biscay province: 378 countBiscay province378Girona province: 363 countGirona province363Navarre province: 321 countNavarre province321Almería province: 287 countAlmería province287Zaragoza province: 280 countZaragoza province280Granada province: 275 countGranada province275A Coruña province: 264 countA Coruña province264Gipuzkoa province: 258 countGipuzkoa province258Castellón province: 241 countCastellón province241Asturias province: 238 countAsturias province238Pontevedra province: 226 countPontevedra province226Córdoba province: 212 countCórdoba province212Lleida province: 197 countLleida province197Toledo province: 188 countToledo province188Huelva province: 184 countHuelva province184Badajoz province: 166 countBadajoz province166Cantabria province: 140 countCantabria province140Jaén province: 134 countJaén province134Álava province: 120 countÁlava province120Albacete province: 115 countAlbacete province115Valladolid province: 112 countValladolid province112León province: 110 countLeón province110Ciudad Real province: 108 countCiudad Real province108La Rioja province: 101 countLa Rioja province101Ourense province: 97 countOurense province97Cáceres province: 94 countCáceres province94Guadalajara province: 83 countGuadalajara province83Burgos province: 74 countBurgos province74Huesca province: 74 countHuesca province74Lugo province: 62 countLugo province62Cuenca province: 56 countCuenca province56Salamanca province: 55 countSalamanca province55Segovia province: 45 countSegovia province45Ceuta province: 42 countCeuta province42Ávila province: 39 countÁvila province39Palencia province: 38 countPalencia province38Soria province: 34 countSoria province34Zamora province: 28 countZamora province28Teruel province: 25 countTeruel province25Melilla province: 22 countMelilla province22
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Barcelona province2,511+10.1%
2Madrid province2,459+12.8%
3Valencia province1,060+8.7%
4Alicante province896+18.2%
5Balearic Islands province855+19.7%
6Málaga province628+24.1%
7Las Palmas province599+20.8%
8Murcia province577+3.8%
9Seville province554+9.1%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province452+24.5%
11Tarragona province425+10.1%
12Cádiz province385+9.1%
13Biscay province378+15.6%
14Girona province363+11.7%
15Navarre province321+33.8%
16Almería province287+16.2%
17Zaragoza province280-2.8%
18Granada province275+17%
19A Coruña province264+15.8%
20Gipuzkoa province258+11.7%
21Castellón province241+11.1%
22Asturias province238+5.8%
23Pontevedra province226-17.5%
24Córdoba province212+10.4%
25Lleida province197+5.9%
26Toledo province188+5%
27Huelva province184+2.8%
28Badajoz province166+52.3%
29Cantabria province140+21.7%
30Jaén province134+13.6%
31Álava province120+37.9%
32Albacete province115+3.6%
33Valladolid province112+2.8%
34León province110+100%
35Ciudad Real province108+8%
36La Rioja province101+9.8%
37Ourense province97+61.7%
38Cáceres province94+22.1%
39Guadalajara province83+33.9%
40Burgos province74+1.4%
40Huesca province74+4.2%
42Lugo province62+8.8%
43Cuenca province56-3.4%
44Salamanca province55-22.5%
45Segovia province45+15.4%
46Ceuta province42-6.7%
47Ávila province39-2.5%
48Palencia province38+40.7%
49Soria province34+61.9%
50Zamora province28-20%
51Teruel province25-13.8%
52Melilla province22-42.1%

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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual, Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 2,511 in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Melilla province, with 22 in 2022.

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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