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Provinces of Spain by sexual offences (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest sexual offences (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2023, at 3,102. Palencia province had the lowest, at 27. The median was 205 and the figure for Spain was 20,021. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest3,102Barcelona province
Lowest27Palencia province
Median20552 provinces
Spain20,021History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 121 countAlbacete province: 124 countAlicante province: 959 countAlmería province: 360 countÁvila province: 40 countBadajoz province: 169 countBalearic Islands province: 990 countBarcelona province: 3,102 countBurgos province: 97 countCáceres province: 92 countCádiz province: 412 countCastellón province: 262 countCiudad Real province: 134 countCórdoba province: 241 countA Coruña province: 335 countCuenca province: 44 countGirona province: 414 countGranada province: 301 countGuadalajara province: 91 countGipuzkoa province: 289 countHuelva province: 162 countHuesca province: 98 countJaén province: 141 countLeón province: 118 countLleida province: 268 countLa Rioja province: 113 countLugo province: 86 countMadrid province: 2,827 countMálaga province: 758 countMurcia province: 662 countNavarre province: 412 countOurense province: 104 countAsturias province: 298 countPalencia province: 27 countLas Palmas province: 618 countPontevedra province: 296 countSalamanca province: 105 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 479 countCantabria province: 157 countSegovia province: 45 countSeville province: 691 countSoria province: 30 countTarragona province: 433 countTeruel province: 38 countToledo province: 256 countValencia province: 1,164 countValladolid province: 124 countBiscay province: 419 countZamora province: 38 countZaragoza province: 328 countCeuta province: 41 countMelilla province: 39 count
  • Under 70
  • 70 to 120
  • 120 to 210
  • 210 to 330
  • 330 to 550
  • 550 and over
count, 2023. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Barcelona province: 3,102 countBarcelona province3,102Madrid province: 2,827 countMadrid province2,827Valencia province: 1,164 countValencia province1,164Balearic Islands province: 990 countBalearic Islands province990Alicante province: 959 countAlicante province959Málaga province: 758 countMálaga province758Seville province: 691 countSeville province691Murcia province: 662 countMurcia province662Las Palmas province: 618 countLas Palmas province618Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 479 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province479Tarragona province: 433 countTarragona province433Biscay province: 419 countBiscay province419Girona province: 414 countGirona province414Cádiz province: 412 countCádiz province412Navarre province: 412 countNavarre province412Almería province: 360 countAlmería province360A Coruña province: 335 countA Coruña province335Zaragoza province: 328 countZaragoza province328Granada province: 301 countGranada province301Asturias province: 298 countAsturias province298Pontevedra province: 296 countPontevedra province296Gipuzkoa province: 289 countGipuzkoa province289Lleida province: 268 countLleida province268Castellón province: 262 countCastellón province262Toledo province: 256 countToledo province256Córdoba province: 241 countCórdoba province241Badajoz province: 169 countBadajoz province169Huelva province: 162 countHuelva province162Cantabria province: 157 countCantabria province157Jaén province: 141 countJaén province141Ciudad Real province: 134 countCiudad Real province134Albacete province: 124 countAlbacete province124Valladolid province: 124 countValladolid province124Álava province: 121 countÁlava province121León province: 118 countLeón province118La Rioja province: 113 countLa Rioja province113Salamanca province: 105 countSalamanca province105Ourense province: 104 countOurense province104Huesca province: 98 countHuesca province98Burgos province: 97 countBurgos province97Cáceres province: 92 countCáceres province92Guadalajara province: 91 countGuadalajara province91Lugo province: 86 countLugo province86Segovia province: 45 countSegovia province45Cuenca province: 44 countCuenca province44Ceuta province: 41 countCeuta province41Ávila province: 40 countÁvila province40Melilla province: 39 countMelilla province39Teruel province: 38 countTeruel province38Zamora province: 38 countZamora province38Soria province: 30 countSoria province30Palencia province: 27 countPalencia province27Barcelona province: 3,102 countBarcelona province3,102Madrid province: 2,827 countMadrid province2,827Valencia province: 1,164 countValencia province1,164Balearic Islands province: 990 countBalearic Islands province990Alicante province: 959 countAlicante province959Málaga province: 758 countMálaga province758Seville province: 691 countSeville province691Murcia province: 662 countMurcia province662Las Palmas province: 618 countLas Palmas province618Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 479 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province479Tarragona province: 433 countTarragona province433Biscay province: 419 countBiscay province419Girona province: 414 countGirona province414Cádiz province: 412 countCádiz province412Navarre province: 412 countNavarre province412Almería province: 360 countAlmería province360A Coruña province: 335 countA Coruña province335Zaragoza province: 328 countZaragoza province328Granada province: 301 countGranada province301Asturias province: 298 countAsturias province298Pontevedra province: 296 countPontevedra province296Gipuzkoa province: 289 countGipuzkoa province289Lleida province: 268 countLleida province268Castellón province: 262 countCastellón province262Toledo province: 256 countToledo province256Córdoba province: 241 countCórdoba province241Badajoz province: 169 countBadajoz province169Huelva province: 162 countHuelva province162Cantabria province: 157 countCantabria province157Jaén province: 141 countJaén province141Ciudad Real province: 134 countCiudad Real province134Albacete province: 124 countAlbacete province124Valladolid province: 124 countValladolid province124Álava province: 121 countÁlava province121León province: 118 countLeón province118La Rioja province: 113 countLa Rioja province113Salamanca province: 105 countSalamanca province105Ourense province: 104 countOurense province104Huesca province: 98 countHuesca province98Burgos province: 97 countBurgos province97Cáceres province: 92 countCáceres province92Guadalajara province: 91 countGuadalajara province91Lugo province: 86 countLugo province86Segovia province: 45 countSegovia province45Cuenca province: 44 countCuenca province44Ceuta province: 41 countCeuta province41Ávila province: 40 countÁvila province40Melilla province: 39 countMelilla province39Teruel province: 38 countTeruel province38Zamora province: 38 countZamora province38Soria province: 30 countSoria province30Palencia province: 27 countPalencia province27
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: delitos contra la libertad sexual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
count		Change on 2022
1Barcelona province3,102+23.5%
2Madrid province2,827+15%
3Valencia province1,164+9.8%
4Balearic Islands province990+15.8%
5Alicante province959+7%
6Málaga province758+20.7%
7Seville province691+24.7%
8Murcia province662+14.7%
9Las Palmas province618+3.2%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province479+6%
11Tarragona province433+1.9%
12Biscay province419+10.8%
13Girona province414+14%
14Cádiz province412+7%
14Navarre province412+28.3%
16Almería province360+25.4%
17A Coruña province335+26.9%
18Zaragoza province328+17.1%
19Granada province301+9.5%
20Asturias province298+25.2%
21Pontevedra province296+31%
22Gipuzkoa province289+12%
23Lleida province268+36%
24Castellón province262+8.7%
25Toledo province256+36.2%
26Córdoba province241+13.7%
27Badajoz province169+1.8%
28Huelva province162-12%
29Cantabria province157+12.1%
30Jaén province141+5.2%
31Ciudad Real province134+24.1%
32Albacete province124+7.8%
32Valladolid province124+10.7%
34Álava province121+0.8%
35León province118+7.3%
36La Rioja province113+11.9%
37Salamanca province105+90.9%
38Ourense province104+7.2%
39Huesca province98+32.4%
40Burgos province97+31.1%
41Cáceres province92-2.1%
42Guadalajara province91+9.6%
43Lugo province86+38.7%
44Segovia province450%
45Cuenca province44-21.4%
46Ceuta province41-2.4%
47Ávila province40+2.6%
48Melilla province39+77.3%
49Teruel province38+52%
49Zamora province38+35.7%
51Soria province30-11.8%
52Palencia province27-28.9%

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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/sexual-offences-spain/spain-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest sexual offences (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 3,102 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest sexual offences (Spain)?

Palencia province, with 27 in 2023.

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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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