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EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain)

Catalonia had the highest thefts (Spain) of 19 regions in 2021, at 118,746. Ceuta had the lowest, at 434. The median was 11,925. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest118,746Catalonia
Lowest434Ceuta
Median11,92519 regions

All regions, 2021

Catalonia: 118,746 countCatalonia118,746Community of Madrid: 108,778 countCommunity of Madrid108,778Andalusia: 68,916 countAndalusia68,916Valencian Community: 57,738 countValencian Community57,738Basque Country: 22,253 countBasque Country22,253Canary Islands: 17,144 countCanary Islands17,144Balearic Islands: 16,433 countBalearic Islands16,433Galicia: 15,367 countGalicia15,367Castile and León: 13,785 countCastile and León13,785Region of Murcia: 11,925 countRegion of Murcia11,925Castilla-La Mancha: 10,970 countCastilla-La Mancha10,970Aragon: 8,925 countAragon8,925Navarre: 5,523 countNavarre5,523Extremadura: 4,820 countExtremadura4,820Asturias: 4,705 countAsturias4,705Cantabria: 3,820 countCantabria3,820La Rioja: 1,789 countLa Rioja1,789Melilla: 576 countMelilla576Ceuta: 434 countCeuta434Catalonia: 118,746 countCatalonia118,746Community of Madrid: 108,778 countCommunity of Madrid108,778Andalusia: 68,916 countAndalusia68,916Valencian Community: 57,738 countValencian Community57,738Basque Country: 22,253 countBasque Country22,253Canary Islands: 17,144 countCanary Islands17,144Balearic Islands: 16,433 countBalearic Islands16,433Galicia: 15,367 countGalicia15,367Castile and León: 13,785 countCastile and León13,785Region of Murcia: 11,925 countRegion of Murcia11,925Castilla-La Mancha: 10,970 countCastilla-La Mancha10,970Aragon: 8,925 countAragon8,925Navarre: 5,523 countNavarre5,523Extremadura: 4,820 countExtremadura4,820Asturias: 4,705 countAsturias4,705Cantabria: 3,820 countCantabria3,820La Rioja: 1,789 countLa Rioja1,789Melilla: 576 countMelilla576Ceuta: 434 countCeuta434
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
count		Change on 2020
1Catalonia118,746+7.3%
2Community of Madrid108,778+18%
3Andalusia68,916+20%
4Valencian Community57,738+31.8%
5Basque Country22,253+24.2%
6Canary Islands17,144+2.8%
7Balearic Islands16,433+31.7%
8Galicia15,367+24.4%
9Castile and León13,785+20.8%
10Region of Murcia11,925+20.2%
11Castilla-La Mancha10,970+14.4%
12Aragon8,925+32.3%
13Navarre5,523+23.6%
14Extremadura4,820+14%
15Asturias4,705+13.4%
16Cantabria3,820+18%
17La Rioja1,789+21.3%
18Melilla576-26%
19Ceuta434-7.9%

Other periods

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), 2021) [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), 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/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, EU regions (NUTS 2) by thefts (Spain), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2021 (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), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/eu-regions?period=2021. 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 118,746 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which region has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Ceuta, with 434 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: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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