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Municipalities in Catalonia by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona had the highest thefts (Spain) of 70 municipalities in 2024, at 79,800. Esparreguera had the lowest, at 52. The median was 523 and the figure for Catalonia was 168,501. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest79,800Barcelona
Lowest52Esparreguera
Median52370 municipalities
Catalonia168,501History

Top 40 municipalities, 2024

Barcelona: 79,800 countBarcelona79,800El Prat de Llobregat: 10,161 countEl Prat de Llobregat10,161L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 7,010 countL'Hospitalet de Llobregat7,010Badalona: 3,753 countBadalona3,753Tarragona: 3,054 countTarragona3,054Sabadell: 2,959 countSabadell2,959Girona: 2,461 countGirona2,461Lleida: 2,425 countLleida2,425Terrassa: 2,399 countTerrassa2,399Mataró: 2,008 countMataró2,008Cornellà de Llobregat: 1,554 countCornellà de Llobregat1,554Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 1,501 countSanta Coloma de Gramenet1,501Sant Cugat del Vallès: 1,369 countSant Cugat del Vallès1,369Lloret de Mar: 1,354 countLloret de Mar1,354Vilanova i la Geltrú: 1,297 countVilanova i la Geltrú1,297Sitges: 1,245 countSitges1,245Esplugues de Llobregat: 1,241 countEsplugues de Llobregat1,241Reus: 1,193 countReus1,193Figueres: 1,182 countFigueres1,182Sant Adrià de Besòs: 1,179 countSant Adrià de Besòs1,179Manresa: 1,161 countManresa1,161Sant Boi de Llobregat: 1,118 countSant Boi de Llobregat1,118Castelldefels: 1,021 countCastelldefels1,021Salou: 972 countSalou972Viladecans: 903 countViladecans903Salt: 841 countSalt841Vilafranca del Penedès: 828 countVilafranca del Penedès828Vic: 794 countVic794Granollers: 780 countGranollers780Rubí: 720 countRubí720El Vendrell: 706 countEl Vendrell706Roses: 670 countRoses670Gavà: 645 countGavà645Blanes: 577 countBlanes577Montcada i Reixac: 528 countMontcada i Reixac528Barberà del Vallès: 517 countBarberà del Vallès517Mollet del Vallès: 511 countMollet del Vallès511Cerdanyola del Vallès: 443 countCerdanyola del Vallès443Martorell: 435 countMartorell435Cambrils: 427 countCambrils427Barcelona: 79,800 countBarcelona79,800El Prat de Llobregat: 10,161 countEl Prat de Llobregat10,161L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 7,010 countL'Hospitalet de Llobregat7,010Badalona: 3,753 countBadalona3,753Tarragona: 3,054 countTarragona3,054Sabadell: 2,959 countSabadell2,959Girona: 2,461 countGirona2,461Lleida: 2,425 countLleida2,425Terrassa: 2,399 countTerrassa2,399Mataró: 2,008 countMataró2,008Cornellà de Llobregat: 1,554 countCornellà de Llobregat1,554Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 1,501 countSanta Coloma de Gramenet1,501Sant Cugat del Vallès: 1,369 countSant Cugat del Vallès1,369Lloret de Mar: 1,354 countLloret de Mar1,354Vilanova i la Geltrú: 1,297 countVilanova i la Geltrú1,297Sitges: 1,245 countSitges1,245Esplugues de Llobregat: 1,241 countEsplugues de Llobregat1,241Reus: 1,193 countReus1,193Figueres: 1,182 countFigueres1,182Sant Adrià de Besòs: 1,179 countSant Adrià de Besòs1,179Manresa: 1,161 countManresa1,161Sant Boi de Llobregat: 1,118 countSant Boi de Llobregat1,118Castelldefels: 1,021 countCastelldefels1,021Salou: 972 countSalou972Viladecans: 903 countViladecans903Salt: 841 countSalt841Vilafranca del Penedès: 828 countVilafranca del Penedès828Vic: 794 countVic794Granollers: 780 countGranollers780Rubí: 720 countRubí720El Vendrell: 706 countEl Vendrell706Roses: 670 countRoses670Gavà: 645 countGavà645Blanes: 577 countBlanes577Montcada i Reixac: 528 countMontcada i Reixac528Barberà del Vallès: 517 countBarberà del Vallès517Mollet del Vallès: 511 countMollet del Vallès511Cerdanyola del Vallès: 443 countCerdanyola del Vallès443Martorell: 435 countMartorell435Cambrils: 427 countCambrils427
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankMunicipalities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Barcelona79,800-6.8%
2El Prat de Llobregat10,161+67.1%
3L'Hospitalet de Llobregat7,010+1%
4Badalona3,753-5.5%
5Tarragona3,054-1%
6Sabadell2,959+13.7%
7Girona2,461+4.9%
8Lleida2,425-10.4%
9Terrassa2,399-2.6%
10Mataró2,008-12.2%
11Cornellà de Llobregat1,554-3.1%
12Santa Coloma de Gramenet1,501-0.5%
13Sant Cugat del Vallès1,369+0.9%
14Lloret de Mar1,354+6.1%
15Vilanova i la Geltrú1,297+5.1%
16Sitges1,245-7.2%
17Esplugues de Llobregat1,241-0.1%
18Reus1,193+8.4%
19Figueres1,182+16.9%
20Sant Adrià de Besòs1,179+10.3%
21Manresa1,161+4.8%
22Sant Boi de Llobregat1,118-1.4%
23Castelldefels1,021-2.1%
24Salou972+4.7%
25Viladecans903-18.6%
26Salt841+14%
27Vilafranca del Penedès828+8.5%
28Vic794+17.5%
29Granollers780-3.6%
30Rubí720-6.5%
31El Vendrell706-9%
32Roses670+24.1%
33Gavà645-6.1%
34Blanes577-21.2%
35Montcada i Reixac528+1.5%
36Barberà del Vallès517+13.1%
37Mollet del Vallès511-10%
38Cerdanyola del Vallès443+5.2%
39Martorell435+2.8%
40Cambrils427+17%
41Vila-seca413-15.5%
42Igualada412-13.8%
43Calella406n/a
44Pineda de Mar396+9.7%
45Sant Feliu de Llobregat379+1.9%
46Tortosa376-0.3%
47Palafrugell368+34.3%
48Ripollet344+16.6%
49Olot334+16.4%
50Santa Perpètua de Mogoda333+23.3%
51Amposta293-9.3%
52Premià de Mar281+8.1%
53Calafell261-2.2%
53Valls261+13.5%
55Sant Joan Despí255-15.6%
56Sant Feliu de Guíxols232-6.1%
57Sant Vicenç dels Horts213-25.5%
58Molins de Rei191-16.6%
59Banyoles183-36%
60Sant Pere de Ribes181+12.4%
61Sant Quirze del Vallès147-5.8%
62Les Franqueses del Vallès137+28%
63El Masnou130-24.9%
64Vilassar de Mar113-13.1%
65Sant Just Desvern96-28.4%
66Sant Andreu de la Barca79+17.9%
67Olesa de Montserrat63-19.2%
68Castellar del Vallès60+9.1%
69Manlleu56+1.8%
70Esparreguera52-37.3%

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About this ranking

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing.

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.

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 municipalities 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: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Municipalities in Catalonia by thefts (Spain), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Municipalities in Catalonia by thefts (Spain), 2024. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Municipalities in Catalonia by thefts (Spain), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Municipalities in Catalonia by thefts (Spain), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/catalonia-municipalities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which municipality has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona, with 79,800 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which municipality has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Esparreguera, with 52 in 2024.

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