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EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest thefts (Spain) of 19 regions in 2018, at 192,054. Ceuta had the lowest, at 864. The median was 14,888. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest192,054Catalonia
Lowest864Ceuta
Median14,88819 regions

All regions, 2018

Catalonia: 192,054 countCatalonia192,054Community of Madrid: 152,704 countCommunity of Madrid152,704Andalusia: 93,459 countAndalusia93,459Valencian Community: 70,169 countValencian Community70,169Basque Country: 29,376 countBasque Country29,376Balearic Islands: 27,629 countBalearic Islands27,629Canary Islands: 27,229 countCanary Islands27,229Galicia: 19,903 countGalicia19,903Castile and León: 19,715 countCastile and León19,715Region of Murcia: 14,888 countRegion of Murcia14,888Castilla-La Mancha: 14,490 countCastilla-La Mancha14,490Aragon: 10,710 countAragon10,710Navarre: 7,741 countNavarre7,741Asturias: 7,223 countAsturias7,223Extremadura: 6,616 countExtremadura6,616Cantabria: 4,669 countCantabria4,669La Rioja: 2,366 countLa Rioja2,366Melilla: 1,237 countMelilla1,237Ceuta: 864 countCeuta864Catalonia: 192,054 countCatalonia192,054Community of Madrid: 152,704 countCommunity of Madrid152,704Andalusia: 93,459 countAndalusia93,459Valencian Community: 70,169 countValencian Community70,169Basque Country: 29,376 countBasque Country29,376Balearic Islands: 27,629 countBalearic Islands27,629Canary Islands: 27,229 countCanary Islands27,229Galicia: 19,903 countGalicia19,903Castile and León: 19,715 countCastile and León19,715Region of Murcia: 14,888 countRegion of Murcia14,888Castilla-La Mancha: 14,490 countCastilla-La Mancha14,490Aragon: 10,710 countAragon10,710Navarre: 7,741 countNavarre7,741Asturias: 7,223 countAsturias7,223Extremadura: 6,616 countExtremadura6,616Cantabria: 4,669 countCantabria4,669La Rioja: 2,366 countLa Rioja2,366Melilla: 1,237 countMelilla1,237Ceuta: 864 countCeuta864
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
count		Change on 2017
1Catalonia192,054+10.6%
2Community of Madrid152,704-2.3%
3Andalusia93,459-9.9%
4Valencian Community70,169-5.1%
5Basque Country29,376+5.4%
6Balearic Islands27,629-5.3%
7Canary Islands27,229-9.6%
8Galicia19,903-2.1%
9Castile and León19,715-6.4%
10Region of Murcia14,888-2.4%
11Castilla-La Mancha14,490-4.7%
12Aragon10,710-2.7%
13Navarre7,741+2.2%
14Asturias7,223-0.5%
15Extremadura6,616-8.7%
16Cantabria4,669-6.3%
17La Rioja2,366-7.7%
18Melilla1,237+7.2%
19Ceuta864+6.7%

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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 regions 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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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2018. 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/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2018.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad)}},
  title = {{Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos: EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2018}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Which region has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Catalonia, with 192,054 in 2018, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which region has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Ceuta, with 864 in 2018.

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: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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